CVE-2025-8999
Estado: AplazadaMedia (5.3)—
The Sydney theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'activate_modules' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.56. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate or deactivate various theme modules.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Puntuación base: 5.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.28%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 19
- Fecha de la puntuación: 6/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
⚠ Inferidas por IA a partir de la descripción — NVD aún no ha analizado esta CVE; no son CPE verificados.
CWE
- CWE-862
Referencias
- https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-8999/
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sydney/2.55/inc/classes/class-sydney-modules.php#L166
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/sydney/2.55/inc/modules/class-sydney-modules.php#L72
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/288374/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/965582c6-a52e-4f88-81ef-b5dd761a0c23?source=cve
JSON original (NVD)
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