CVE-2025-58629
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Miraculous WordPress theme that allows attackers to delete arbitrary content without proper authentication. It affects all WordPress sites using Miraculous theme versions before 2.0.9. The vulnerability stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Miraculous 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 delete critical website content including pages, posts, media files, and configuration data, potentially causing complete website destruction and business disruption.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users deleting website content, defacing pages, or removing important information, leading to data loss and website integrity compromise.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, only authorized administrators can perform content deletion operations.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability allows arbitrary content deletion without authentication, making exploitation straightforward for attackers who discover the vulnerable endpoint.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 2.0.9
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check if Miraculous theme is active. 4. Update theme to version 2.0.9 or later. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme until patched
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
Restrict access to theme functions
allUse WordPress security plugins to restrict access to theme functionality
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized content deletion requests
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for content deletion activities
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Miraculous theme version. If version is below 2.0.9, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --name=miraculous --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm Miraculous theme version is 2.0.9 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized POST requests to theme-specific endpoints
- Unexpected content deletion events in WordPress logs
- Multiple 403/401 errors followed by successful content deletion
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to /wp-content/themes/miraculous/ endpoints with DELETE or POST methods from unauthorized IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("deleted" OR "trashed") AND NOT user="admin"