CVE-2023-47782
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with lower privileges to escalate their permissions to administrator level in Thrive Theme Builder. It affects all WordPress sites using Thrive Theme Builder versions before 3.24.0. Attackers can gain full control of affected WordPress installations.
💻 Affected Systems
- Thrive Themes Thrive Theme Builder
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete compromise of WordPress site with attacker gaining administrator privileges, allowing installation of backdoors, data theft, defacement, and further network penetration.
Likely Case
Authenticated attackers (subscribers, contributors, authors) escalate to administrators and take control of the WordPress site for malicious purposes.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized privilege changes would be detected and blocked before significant damage occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker has any WordPress user account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.24.0
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Update Thrive Theme Builder to version 3.24.0 or later. 4. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allTemporarily switch to a different WordPress theme until patching is possible
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from creating accounts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user access controls and monitor for privilege changes
- Deploy web application firewall rules to detect privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Thrive Theme Builder details for version numberCheck Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version --format=csv | grep "thrive-theme-builder"Verify Fix Applied:
Confirm Thrive Theme Builder version is 3.24.0 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected user role changes in WordPress logs
- Administrator account creation from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to user role modification endpoints from non-admin accounts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="user_role_changed" OR event="user_updated") AND old_role!="administrator" AND new_role="administrator"🔗 References
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/thrive-theme/wordpress-thrive-theme-builder-theme-3-20-1-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
- https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/thrive-theme/wordpress-thrive-theme-builder-theme-3-20-1-authenticated-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
