Medium

CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization

  • Disclosed: 20.09.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:23

Multiple 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.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
WordPress plugin Catch Breadcrumb < 1.7 1.7
WordPress plugin Catch Duplicate Switcher < 1.6 1.6
WordPress plugin Catch Gallery < 1.7 1.7
WordPress plugin Catch IDs < 2.4 2.4
WordPress plugin Catch Import Export < 1.9 1.9
WordPress plugin Catch Infinite Scroll < 1.9 1.9
WordPress plugin Social Gallery and Widget < 2.3 2.3
WordPress plugin Catch Scroll Progress Bar < 1.6 1.6
WordPress plugin Catch Sticky Menu < 1.7 1.7
WordPress plugin Catch Themes Demo Import < 1.6 1.6
WordPress plugin Catch Under Construction < 1.4 1.4
WordPress plugin Catch Web Tools < 2.7 2.7
WordPress plugin Essential Content Types < 1.9 1.9
WordPress plugin Essential Widgets < 1.9 1.9
WordPress plugin Generate Child Theme < 1.6 1.6
WordPress plugin Header Enhancement < 1.5 1.5
WordPress plugin To Top < 2.3 2.3

References

CVSS score 5.4/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-862
Platform
WordPress
Package
Catch Breadcrumb, Catch Duplicate Switcher, Catch Gallery
Disclosed
20.09.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:23

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Vulnerability history: Catch Breadcrumb

All published vulnerabilities of this package (WordPress plugin), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
04.2020 09.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2020: 1
  2. 2021: 1
  3. 2022: 0
  4. 2023: 0
  5. 2024: 0
  6. 2025: 0
  7. 2026: 0
  1. CatchThemes Plugins (Various Versions) - Missing Authorization this entry
    Medium · 5.4 CVE-2021-24752 < 1.7 1.7
  2. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2020-12054 < 1.5.5 1.5.5

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