CVE-2025-2289 (GCVE-0-2025-2289)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-14 05:24 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:12
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Zegen - Church WordPress Theme <= 1.1.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Theme Options Updates
Summary
The Zegen - Church WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several AJAX endpoints in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to import, export, and update theme options.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-14 13:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zozothemes | Zegen - Church WordPress Theme |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.1.9
(semver)
|
guessed |
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