CVE-2025-22643
📋 TL;DR
A missing authorization vulnerability in the FameThemes OnePress WordPress theme allows attackers to bypass access controls and potentially modify theme settings or content. This affects all WordPress sites using OnePress theme versions up to 2.3.11. The vulnerability stems from improper access control checks in certain theme functions.
💻 Affected Systems
- FameThemes OnePress 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
Unauthenticated attackers could modify theme settings, inject malicious content, or potentially escalate privileges to compromise the entire WordPress site.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify theme appearance settings, inject advertising or malicious scripts into pages, or deface the website.
If Mitigated
With proper WordPress hardening and security plugins, impact would be limited to unauthorized theme setting changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Broken access control vulnerabilities are commonly exploited in WordPress environments. No public exploit code is known, but the vulnerability type is easily weaponized.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.3.12 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/onepress/vulnerability/wordpress-onepress-theme-2-3-11-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check for OnePress theme updates. 4. Update to version 2.3.12 or later. 5. Clear any caching plugins or CDN caches.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme temporarily until patch is applied
WordPress Admin > Appearance > Themes > Activate alternative theme
Apply WordPress hardening
allInstall security plugins to add additional access control layers
Install Wordfence, Sucuri, or iThemes Security plugins
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized theme modification requests
- Restrict access to WordPress admin functions using IP whitelisting or authentication proxies
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > OnePress details for version numberCheck Version:
WordPress Admin > Appearance > Themes > OnePress detailsVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm OnePress theme version is 2.3.12 or higher in WordPress admin📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to theme-related endpoints
- Unexpected theme setting changes in WordPress logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with theme modification parameters from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("onepress" OR "theme_mod") AND ("POST" OR "admin-ajax") AND NOT user="admin_user"