CVE-2025-49406
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Houzez WordPress theme that allows attackers to access functionality not properly constrained by access control lists. It affects all versions up to 4.1.1, potentially enabling unauthorized users to perform actions reserved for authenticated users. WordPress sites using the Houzez theme are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- favethemes Houzez 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 property listings, user data, or administrative settings, potentially leading to data manipulation, privilege escalation, or site defacement.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing restricted functionality such as viewing or modifying property listings, user profiles, or theme settings.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact with proper network segmentation, strong authentication mechanisms, and regular security monitoring in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress theme structure and API endpoints, but no authentication is needed for the vulnerable functionality.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.1.1
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/houzez/vulnerability/wordpress-houzez-theme-4-1-1-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 Houzez theme updates. 4. Update to latest version (above 4.1.1). 5. Clear any caching plugins/CDN caches.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
allImplement IP-based restrictions or web application firewall rules to block unauthorized access to Houzez-specific endpoints.
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit exposure of the WordPress site.
- Deploy a web application firewall with rules to detect and block unauthorized access attempts to Houzez endpoints.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Houzez theme details for version number.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version --path=/path/to/wordpress | grep houzezVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Houzez theme version is above 4.1.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual access patterns to Houzez-specific API endpoints
- 401/403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to restricted endpoints
- User agent anomalies targeting theme-specific paths
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/themes/houzez/ endpoints from unauthorized IPs
- Unusual parameter patterns in POST requests to theme endpoints
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (uri_path="/wp-content/themes/houzez/*" OR user_agent="*houzez*") AND response_code=200 AND (src_ip NOT IN authorized_ips)