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CVE-2025-64259: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-64259) was discovered in Jeroen Schmit's Theater for WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to and including 0.18.8. The vulnerability was disclosed on November 13, 2025, and allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a broken access control issue due to a missing capability check on a function. It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. The issue is categorized under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (CISA-ADP).

Impact

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to perform unauthorized actions within the WordPress installation. This could potentially lead to information disclosure and unauthorized modifications to the affected system (Rapid7).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 0.19 of the Theater for WordPress plugin. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability. For Patchstack users, enabling auto-update for vulnerable plugins is recommended as an additional security measure (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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