Responsive <= 5.0.2 - Missing Authorization to HTML Injection
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00652 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CyberChimps | Responsive | up to 5.0.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Responsive VendorCyberChimps Affected up to 5.0.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cyberchimps:responsive:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | not specified by CISA-ADP | — | CyberChimps |
- cpe:2.3:a:cyberchimps:responsive:-:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions not specified by CISA-ADP — ·CyberChimps
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-2848
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vpf-jx6q-39fr
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More CyberChimps vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-12395 Responsive Addons for Elementor – Free Elementor Addons Plugin and Elementor Templates <=… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-09724 The responsive-add-ons plugin before 2.2.7 for WordPress has incorrect access control for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-05857 Responsive Blocks <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Open Email Relay via REST API 'email_to' Parameter CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-25071 WordPress Responsive Blocks plugin <= 2.2.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-26320 WordPress Responsive Blocks plugin <= 2.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2024-35030 WordPress Responsive Addons for Elementor plugin <= 1.5.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-2848 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-2848 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vpf-jx6q-39fr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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