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Vulnerability · CVE-2024-2848

Responsive theme for WordPress save_footer_text_callback Vulnerability

Published Apr 1, 2024 · catalog updated Apr 1, 2024 · CyberChimps Responsive theme for WordPress

Patch now

CVE-2024-2848 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm CyberChimps Responsive theme for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.65%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Responsive theme for WordPress · vendor CyberChimps Responsive theme for WordPress

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.

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  • stated Responsive theme for WordPress<= 5.0.2
  • vendor CyberChimps Responsive theme for WordPressversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2024-2848

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-2848 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm CyberChimps Responsive theme for WordPress against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Responsive theme for WordPress <= 5.0.2. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.65%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 1, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    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.

  2. Apr 1, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-2848

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2024-2848

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2024-2848

    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

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.