Site outage via nonce-less demo import
Published Apr 26, 2024 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Cross-site request forgery in FameThemes FameTheme Demo Importer 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a site outage via a forged request. The ajax_import function accepts import requests without valid nonce verification and can import demo content or activate an invalid theme. Exploitation requires an authenticated site administrator to follow a malicious link or visit a crafted page; the resulting theme change can make the site unavailable.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site request forgery in FameThemes FameTheme Demo Importer 1.1.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a site outage via a forged request. The ajax_import function accepts import requests without valid nonce verification and can import demo content or activate an invalid theme. Exploitation requires an authenticated site administrator to follow a malicious link or visit a crafted page; the resulting theme change can make the site unavailable.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-33679
- Published
- Apr 26, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- FameThemes
- Product
- FameTheme Demo Importer
- Classifications
- CWE-352, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 26, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=1.1.5
- Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.1.5 changes=[{"at":"1.1.6","status":"unaffected"}]
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