CVE-2025-9266 (GCVE-0-2025-9266)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 11:29 – Updated: 2026-08-06 11:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Accelerate <= 1.5.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) ThemeGrill Demo Importer Plugin Installation
Summary
The Accelerate theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the enqueue_scripts() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install and activate the ThemeGrill Demo Importer plugin.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| themegrill | Accelerate |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.5.3
(semver)
|
Credits
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Nomenclature
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