CVE-2025-14357
📋 TL;DR
The Mega Store Woocommerce WordPress theme has an authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to create arbitrary pages and modify site settings. This occurs due to missing capability checks in the setup_widgets() function. All WordPress sites using this theme up to version 5.9 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Mega Store Woocommerce WordPress Theme
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could deface the website, inject malicious content, redirect users to phishing sites, or modify critical site settings that compromise the entire WordPress installation.
Likely Case
Attackers create spam pages, inject SEO spam, or modify site settings to disrupt normal operations.
If Mitigated
With proper user access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to minor content manipulation that can be quickly reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once authenticated. Subscriber-level access is sufficient.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version 6.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mega-store-woocommerce
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update the Mega Store Woocommerce theme to version 6.0 or later via WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Click 'Update Now' on the Mega Store Woocommerce theme. 4. Clear any caching plugins or CDN caches.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Remove vulnerable theme
allTemporarily switch to a different WordPress theme until patched
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
wp theme delete mega-store-woocommerce
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from obtaining accounts
wp option update users_can_register 0
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user access controls and review all user accounts
- Monitor for unauthorized page creation and site setting changes
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress theme version: Navigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin and verify Mega Store Woocommerce theme version is 5.9 or earlier.Check Version:
wp theme list --name=mega-store-woocommerce --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify theme version is 6.0 or later in Appearance > Themes, then test that Subscriber users cannot create pages or modify settings.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected page creation by low-privilege users
- Site option modifications by non-admin users
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=setup_widgets
Network Indicators:
- Increased admin-ajax.php requests from non-admin users
- Unusual page creation patterns
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="page_created" AND user_role="subscriber") OR (event="option_updated" AND user_role!="administrator")🔗 References
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mega-store-woocommerce/5.6/core/includes/importer/whizzie.php#L668
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mega-store-woocommerce/trunk/core/includes/importer/whizzie.php#L668
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cbe3ce13-ce92-423f-b190-1b2c3dc74b82?source=cve
