CVE-2025-26920
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Customify WordPress theme that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all Customify theme installations from unknown versions through 0.4.8, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- PressMaximum Customify 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 gain administrative privileges, modify theme settings, inject malicious code, or access sensitive site configuration data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify theme appearance settings, access restricted theme options, or perform actions intended only for authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, the vulnerability would be prevented, limiting users to their authorized permissions only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress theme structure and access control mechanisms, but the vulnerability is in access control logic making it relatively straightforward to exploit.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 0.4.8
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check for Customify theme updates. 4. Update to latest version (above 0.4.8). 5. If no update available, consider switching to a different theme.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Customify Theme
allTemporarily switch to a different WordPress theme until patched
Implement Additional Access Controls
allAdd custom authorization checks in theme files or via security plugins
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access attempts to theme endpoints
- Restrict access to WordPress admin interface using IP whitelisting or additional authentication layers
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Customify version. If version is 0.4.8 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
WordPress admin panel or check theme's style.css file for Version: fieldVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Customify theme version is above 0.4.8 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to theme-specific endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful theme modifications
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to theme administration endpoints from unauthenticated IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" OR uri_path CONTAINS "customify") AND status_code=200 AND user_agent NOT CONTAINS "admin"