CVE-2024-2848
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.65%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.65% probability · 51th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
EPSS 0.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=222494%40responsive&new=222494%40responsive&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dbe0cc57-a17d-4f91-887f-fe819b32f6b3?source=cve
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/22/1
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=222494%40responsive&new=222494%40responsive&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dbe0cc57-a17d-4f91-887f-fe819b32f6b3?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.