CVE-2024-1771: Total <= 2.1.59 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sections Update

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Total theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the total_order_sections() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.59. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to repeat sections on the homepage.

Affected products

hashthemes Total: before 2.1.60 — fixed in 2.1.60

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: hashthemes Total 2.1.60. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/total/2.1.59/inc/customizer/customizer-functions.php#L112
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=219020%40total%2F2.1.60&old=216973%40total%2F2.1.59
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26b64ae3-5839-47d5-9c65-7c595bb18e6c?source=cve
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/total/2.1.59/inc/customizer/customizer-functions.php#L112
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=219020%40total%2F2.1.60&old=216973%40total%2F2.1.59
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/26b64ae3-5839-47d5-9c65-7c595bb18e6c?source=cve

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