CVE-2025-22702
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the EPC Photography WordPress theme that allows unauthorized users to access restricted functionality. It affects all versions up to 7.5.2, potentially compromising websites using this theme.
💻 Affected Systems
- EPC Photography 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 modify theme settings, inject malicious code, or access administrative functions leading to complete site compromise.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing theme configuration options, potentially modifying site appearance or functionality.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls prevent unauthorized users from accessing restricted endpoints, limiting impact to legitimate users only.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is a broken access control issue that can be exploited via HTTP requests to specific endpoints without authentication.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.5.3 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/photography/vulnerability/wordpress-photography-theme-7-5-2-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 theme updates
4. Update EPC Photography theme to version 7.5.3 or later
5. Clear any caching plugins/CDN caches
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Theme Deactivation
allSwitch to a default WordPress theme until patched
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
Web Application Firewall Rule
allBlock access to vulnerable theme endpoints
# Add rule to block requests to /wp-content/themes/photography/ vulnerable endpoints
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls at web server level to restrict access to theme directories
- Monitor for unauthorized access attempts to theme endpoints and implement rate limiting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for EPC Photography theme version. If version is 7.5.2 or earlier, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,status,version | grep photographyVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify theme version shows 7.5.3 or later in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP 200/403 responses to /wp-content/themes/photography/ endpoints from unauthenticated users
- Unauthorized POST/PUT requests to theme configuration endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to theme-specific endpoints
- Requests bypassing authentication to admin-ajax.php with theme-related actions
SIEM Query:
source="web_server" AND (uri="/wp-content/themes/photography/*" OR uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php") AND (response_code=200 OR response_code=403) AND NOT user_agent="WordPress/*"