Spice Starter Sites <= 1.2.5 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Demo Content Import
Priority LOW 30CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
The Spice Starter Sites plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the spice_starter_sites_importer_creater function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to import demo content.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00326 25th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| spicethemes | Spice Starter Sites | up to 1.2.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spice Starter Sites Vendorspicethemes Affected up to 1.2.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:spicethemes:spice_starter_sites:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | spicethemes |
- cpe:2.3:a:spicethemes:spice_starter_sites:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·spicethemes
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8430
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jm63-gfmj-678f
References
More spicethemes vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01120 Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-01117 NewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-01119 Newscrunch <= 1.8.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-11744 NewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.6 - 0.2.5.9 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-01118 NewsBlogger <= 0.2.5.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Arbitrary Plugin Installation CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-28592 WordPress SpicePress theme <= 2.3.2.5 - CSRF to Arbitrary Plugin Installation vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2024-8430 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8430 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jm63-gfmj-678f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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