CVE-2025-59134
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in the Jthemes Sale! Immigration law WordPress theme (immiex) that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges to higher-level roles. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 1.5.8. Attackers with low-level access could gain administrative control over affected WordPress sites.
💻 Affected Systems
- Jthemes Sale! Immigration law, Visa services support, Migration Agent Consulting WordPress theme (immiex)
⚠️ 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
An attacker with subscriber-level access could escalate to administrator, gaining full control over the WordPress site, installing malicious plugins/themes, stealing sensitive data, and compromising the entire web server.
Likely Case
Authenticated attackers (including compromised low-privilege accounts) would gain administrative access to manipulate content, modify user accounts, and potentially execute arbitrary code through plugin/theme editors.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, the impact would be limited to unauthorized privilege changes that could be detected and reversed before significant damage occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Requires authenticated access but the privilege escalation mechanism is typically straightforward once an attacker has any valid user account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: >1.5.8
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check if immiex theme is active. 4. Update to latest version (>1.5.8) if available. 5. If no update available, replace with secure alternative theme.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme until patch is available
wp theme deactivate immiex
wp theme activate twentytwentyfour
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attacker account creation
wp option update users_can_register 0
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor user role changes
- Deploy web application firewall with privilege escalation detection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for immiex theme version <=1.5.8Check Version:
wp theme list --name=immiex --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify theme version is >1.5.8 or theme has been replaced with secure alternative📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected user role changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login and role change
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to user role modification endpoints from non-admin accounts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" (event="user_role_change" OR event="profile_update") AND (old_role!="administrator" AND new_role="administrator")