ClickDesigns <= 1.8.0 - Missing Authorization to API Key Modification or Removal
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 ClickDesigns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'clickdesigns_add_api' and the 'clickdesigns_remove_api' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.8.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify or remove the plugin's API key.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0041 35th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1clickdesigns | ClickDesigns | up to 1.8.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ClickDesigns Vendor1clickdesigns Affected up to 1.8.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12559
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2932-63p2-x63x
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c1d19968-dbd8-4433-99a7-b973a59c4653?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/clickdesigns/tags/1.8.0/includes/clickdesigns-ajax.php#L64
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/clickdesigns/tags/1.8.0/includes/clickdesigns-ajax.php#L79
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3232040/clickdesigns/trunk/includes/clickdesigns-ajax.php
Sources
- CVE-2024-12559 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-12559 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2932-63p2-x63x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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