Reported vulnerability
CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization
Published 20 Sept 2021
Updated 22 Jan 2024
CVE-2021-24752
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Wordfence advisory
medium · CVSS 5.4Multiple Plugins from the CatchThemes vendor do not perform capability and CSRF checks in the ctp_switch AJAX action, which could allow any authenticated users, such as Subscriber to change the Essential Widgets WordPress plugin before 1.9, To Top WordPress plugin before 2.3, Header Enhancement WordPress plugin before 1.5, Generate Child Theme WordPress plugin before 1.6, Essential Content Types WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Web Tools WordPress plugin before 2.7, Catch Under Construction WordPress plugin before 1.4, Catch Themes Demo Import WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Sticky Menu WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Scroll Progress Bar WordPress plugin before 1.6, Social Gallery and Widget WordPress plugin before 2.3, Catch Infinite Scroll WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Import Export WordPress plugin before 1.9, Catch Gallery WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch Duplicate Switcher WordPress plugin before 1.6, Catch Breadcrumb WordPress plugin before 1.7, Catch IDs WordPress plugin before 2.4's configurations.
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Header Enhancement
- Software
- plugin · header-enhancement
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.5
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.5
Recommended action
Update to version 1.5, or a newer patched version
Generate Child Theme
- Software
- plugin · generate-child-theme
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.6
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.6
Recommended action
Update to version 1.6, or a newer patched version
Social Gallery and Widget
- Software
- plugin · catch-instagram-feed-gallery-widget
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 2.3
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.3
Recommended action
Update to version 2.3, or a newer patched version
Catch Import Export
- Software
- plugin · catch-import-export
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.9
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.9
Recommended action
Update to version 1.9, or a newer patched version
Catch Under Construction
- Software
- plugin · catch-under-construction
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.4
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.4
Recommended action
Update to version 1.4, or a newer patched version
Catch Duplicate Switcher
- Software
- plugin · catch-duplicate-switcher
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.6
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.6
Recommended action
Update to version 1.6, or a newer patched version
Catch IDs
- Software
- plugin · catch-ids
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 2.4
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.4
Recommended action
Update to version 2.4, or a newer patched version
Catch Sticky Menu
- Software
- plugin · catch-sticky-menu
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.7
Recommended action
Update to version 1.7, or a newer patched version
Essential Widgets
- Software
- plugin · essential-widgets
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.9
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.9
Recommended action
Update to version 1.9, or a newer patched version
Catch Infinite Scroll
- Software
- plugin · catch-infinite-scroll
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.9
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.9
Recommended action
Update to version 1.9, or a newer patched version
To Top
- Software
- plugin · to-top
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 2.3
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.3
Recommended action
Update to version 2.3, or a newer patched version
Catch Themes Demo Import
- Software
- plugin · catch-themes-demo-import
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.6
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.6
Recommended action
Update to version 1.6, or a newer patched version
Catch Breadcrumb
- Software
- plugin · catch-breadcrumb
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.7
Recommended action
Update to version 1.7, or a newer patched version
Essential Content Types
- Software
- plugin · essential-content-types
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.9
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.9
Recommended action
Update to version 1.9, or a newer patched version
Catch Gallery
- Software
- plugin · catch-gallery
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.7
Recommended action
Update to version 1.7, or a newer patched version
Catch Web Tools
- Software
- plugin · catch-web-tools
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 2.7
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 2.7
Recommended action
Update to version 2.7, or a newer patched version
Catch Scroll Progress Bar
- Software
- plugin · catch-scroll-progress-bar
- Affected versions
- Start version unspecified, before 1.6
- Fix availability
- Fix available
- Fixed versions
- 1.6
Recommended action
Update to version 1.6, or a newer patched version
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Other reports for the same product
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- Catch Themes Demo Import <= 3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Single Plugin Installation via 'activate_plugin' ParameterUpdated 16 Jul 2026
- Essential Widgets <= 3.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Multiple ShortcodesUpdated 5 Feb 2026
- Essential Widgets <= 2.2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 10 Dec 2025
- Catch Duplicate Switcher <= 2.1 - Reflected Cross-Site ScriptingUpdated 2 Jun 2026
- Generate Child Theme <= 2.0 - Cross-Site Request Forgery via process_create_form()Updated 11 Apr 2024