CVE-2025-31066
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Acerola WordPress theme that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all Acerola theme installations from unknown versions through 1.6.5, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality.
💻 Affected Systems
- Acerola 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 user data.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users could modify theme configurations, access restricted content, or perform actions reserved for authenticated users.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls would prevent unauthorized actions, limiting impact to attempted but unsuccessful access attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the attack vector is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 1.6.5
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/acerola/vulnerability/wordpress-acerola-1-6-5-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 Acerola theme updates
4. Update to latest version (above 1.6.5)
5. Verify theme functions correctly after update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Acerola Theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme temporarily
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
wp theme deactivate acerola
Restrict Access via .htaccess
linuxLimit access to theme files and directories
# Add to .htaccess in theme directory:
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
<Files "style.css">
Allow from all
</Files>
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network segmentation to isolate WordPress installation
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) with rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for Acerola theme version 1.6.5 or earlierCheck Version:
wp theme list --name=acerola --fields=name,status,versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Acerola theme version is above 1.6.5 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to theme admin endpoints
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful privileged actions
- Unusual theme file modifications
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to theme-specific admin endpoints from unauthenticated sources
- Unusual pattern of POST requests to theme configuration endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("acerola" OR "theme_admin") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user="-"