CVE-2025-58668
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the WPLMS WordPress theme that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all WPLMS installations running versions up to 4.970. Attackers could potentially access restricted functionality or data they shouldn't have permission to view.
💻 Affected Systems
- VibeThemes WPLMS WordPress Theme
📦 What is this software?
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could access administrative functions, modify course content, view sensitive student data, or escalate privileges within the learning management system.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing course materials, student profiles, or other restricted content they shouldn't have permission to view.
If Mitigated
Proper access controls would prevent unauthorized access, limiting impact to legitimate users only accessing permitted resources.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress theme structure and access control mechanisms. No public exploit code available at this time.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 4.970
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/wplms/vulnerability/wordpress-wplms-theme-4-970-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes
3. Check if WPLMS theme is active
4. Update to latest version (above 4.970)
5. Verify theme functionality after update
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
allImplement additional access control checks at application level
Add custom capability checks in theme functions.php or use security plugins
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or replace WPLMS theme with alternative learning management theme
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious access patterns
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > WPLMS version. If version is 4.970 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version --status=activeVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify WPLMS theme version is above 4.970 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to restricted endpoints
- Multiple failed authorization attempts from single IP
- Access to admin functions from non-admin users
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to WPLMS-specific endpoints with unusual parameters
- Requests bypassing normal authentication flows
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("wplms" OR "access denied") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND user_role!="administrator"