CVE-2025-69190: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-69190 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the e-plugins Listihub WordPress theme that allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. It affects Listihub versions from n/a through 1.0.6. The vulnerability was published on January 22, 2026, by Patchstack, with CVSS v3.1 scoring added by CISA-ADP on January 27, 2026. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (High) (Patchstack, NVD).

The root cause is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning the Listihub theme fails to properly verify whether a requesting user has the necessary permissions before executing sensitive operations. This allows network-based attackers with no authentication and no user interaction to exploit incorrectly configured access control levels. The attack complexity is low, making it straightforward to exploit over the network without special conditions or privileges (NVD, Patchstack).

Successful exploitation results in low-level impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability — an attacker could read limited sensitive data, modify content or settings, and potentially degrade service availability on affected WordPress sites running the Listihub theme. Because no authentication is required, any internet-facing WordPress installation using Listihub ≤ 1.0.6 is at risk. The scope is limited to the affected system, but unauthorized access to theme or site functionality could facilitate further attacks such as content manipulation or privilege escalation (NVD).

There is no public evidence of active in-the-wild exploitation or known exploit code for CVE-2025-69190 at this time. The EPSS score is approximately 0.017% (0.000170), indicating a very low probability of exploitation in the near term. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No threat actor attribution has been reported (Feedly).

Users of the Listihub WordPress theme should update to a version beyond 1.0.6 if a patched release is available from e-plugins. If no patch is yet available, site administrators should consider deactivating the theme until a fix is released, or restricting access to the WordPress installation via network-level controls (e.g., IP allowlisting for the admin panel). Monitoring WordPress access logs for unexpected requests to theme-specific endpoints is also advisable (Patchstack).