CVE-2025-58824
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Shk Corporate WordPress theme that allows attackers to bypass access controls. It affects all versions up to 2.4.1.1, potentially enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionality or data.
💻 Affected Systems
- Shk Corporate 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 access administrative functions, modify theme settings, inject malicious code, or access sensitive user data stored by the theme.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users accessing functionality intended only for authenticated users, potentially modifying theme appearance or accessing limited user data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and authentication checks, impact would be limited to attempted unauthorized access that gets blocked.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires understanding of WordPress theme structure and access control mechanisms. No public exploit code available.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.4.1.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check for Shk Corporate theme updates. 4. Update to latest version. 5. Clear WordPress cache if applicable.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
WordPressSwitch to a different WordPress theme until patch can be applied
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
wp theme deactivate shk-corporate
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement additional access control checks at web application firewall level
- Restrict access to WordPress admin interface using IP whitelisting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress theme version: Navigate to Appearance > Themes and check Shk Corporate version numberCheck Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version | grep shk-corporateVerify Fix Applied:
Verify theme version is greater than 2.4.1.1 and test access control functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to theme-specific endpoints
- 403 errors followed by successful 200 responses to same endpoints
Network Indicators:
- Unusual requests to theme-specific admin-ajax.php endpoints from unauthenticated sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("shk-corporate" OR "admin-ajax.php") AND response_code=200 AND user="-"