Description
The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions like 'sb_remove_ad' in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete posts, attachments and deactivate a license.
Published: 2025-01-08
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-51156 The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions like 'sb_remove_ad' in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete posts, attachments and deactivate a license.
History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:scriptsbundle:adforest:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 08 Jan 2025 08:30:00 +0000

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Description The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions like 'sb_remove_ad' in all versions up to, and including, 5.1.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete posts, attachments and deactivate a license.
Title AdForest - Classified Ads WordPress Theme <= 5.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Post/Attachment Deletion
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


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Scriptsbundle Adforest
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:27:36.169Z

Reserved: 2024-12-20T16:10:51.436Z

Link: CVE-2024-12855

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-08T14:03:59.360Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-01-08T09:15:06.927

Modified: 2025-08-12T16:05:56.263

Link: CVE-2024-12855

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-07-12T15:42:37Z

Weaknesses