CVE-2024-11936: The Zox News theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'backup_options' and 'restore_options

high Affects zox-news (WordPress theme). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2025-01-26; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The Zox News theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the 'backup_options' and 'restore_options

Package: zox-news (WordPress theme) WordPress
Affected versions: <3.17.0
Fixed in: 3.17.0
Severity: high CVSS 8.8
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (31.2th percentile)
Published: 2025-01-26
Source: nvd

References

CWE-862

NVD record zox-news (WordPress theme) advisories

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