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CVE-2024-2848

Responsive <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization to HTML Injection

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 29, 2024 at 11:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:25 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorResponsive

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Responsive theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the save_footer_text_callback function in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary HTML content into the site's footer.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Responsive· Cyberchimpswordpress-theme
60%
v ≤ 5.0.2

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/22/1
Source: [email protected]
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=222494%40responsive&new=222494%40responsive&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
Source: [email protected]
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dbe0cc57-a17d-4f91-887f-fe819b32f6b3?source=cve

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHWordfence
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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