CVE-2025-62018
📋 TL;DR
This CVE describes a missing authorization vulnerability in the Kallyas WordPress theme that allows unauthorized users to access functionality or data intended only for authenticated users. It affects all Kallyas theme installations up to and including version 4.22.0. WordPress administrators using vulnerable versions are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- hogash Kallyas 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
Unauthenticated attackers could access administrative functionality, modify theme settings, inject malicious code, or access sensitive data stored by the theme.
Likely Case
Attackers could modify theme configurations, inject malicious scripts, or access functionality intended only for authenticated users.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and network segmentation, impact would be limited to unauthorized access to non-critical theme functionality.
🎯 Exploit Status
Missing authorization vulnerabilities typically require minimal technical skill to exploit once the vulnerable endpoint is identified.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Versions after 4.22.0
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/kallyas/vulnerability/wordpress-kallyas-theme-4-22-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes. 3. Check for Kallyas theme updates. 4. Update to latest version. 5. Clear WordPress cache if applicable.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme temporarily
Restrict access via web server
linuxUse web server configuration to restrict access to vulnerable endpoints
# Apache: Add to .htaccess
<FilesMatch "vulnerable-endpoint.php">
Order Deny,Allow
Deny from all
</FilesMatch>
# Nginx: Add to server block
location ~ /vulnerable-endpoint.php {
deny all;
}
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit access to WordPress admin interface
- Deploy web application firewall (WAF) rules to block unauthorized access attempts to theme endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes for Kallyas theme version. If version is 4.22.0 or earlier, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version --format=csv | grep -i kallyasVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, verify Kallyas theme version is higher than 4.22.0 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unauthorized access attempts to theme-specific endpoints in WordPress logs
- 403/401 errors followed by 200 success codes for same endpoint
- Unusual theme modification activity from unauthenticated IPs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to theme-specific endpoints without authentication cookies
- POST requests to admin-ajax.php with theme-specific actions from unauthenticated sources
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND ("kallyas" OR "theme") AND (status=200 OR status=302) AND NOT (user_agent="wp-admin" OR cookie="wordpress_logged_in")