Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jthemes Exzo exzo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Exzo: from n/a through <= 1.2.4.
Published: 2026-02-20
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized access to restricted resources
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

Missing authorization in the Jthemes Exzo theme lets an attacker bypass access control checks and modify or view protected resources, potentially exposing or altering sensitive information. This is a broken access control flaw (CWE‑862) that could enable unauthorized changes to theme settings or file edits.

Affected Systems

Exzo theme (Jthemes) version 1.2.4 and earlier on WordPress installations are affected. Any site using this theme under the specified version range is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

CVSS score of 7.5 indicates high severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1% suggests low current exploitation probability. The flaw has not been listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Exploitation appears to target the theme's file editing and settings interfaces; it likely requires authenticated access to the WordPress admin area but may be tricked into bypassing restrictions. In practice, the attack vector is inferred to be a web‑based exploitation through the WordPress dashboard, but the description does not specify external triggering.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 09:25 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Exzo theme to a version newer than 1.2.4 to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • Add define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true) to wp-config.php to prevent file editing via the dashboard until the theme is updated.
  • Restrict theme configuration access to users with administrator privileges only, ensuring that only authorized users can modify theme options.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 28, 2026 at 09:25 UTC.

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History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Jthemes
Jthemes exzo
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Jthemes
Jthemes exzo
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jthemes Exzo exzo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Exzo: from n/a through <= 1.2.4.
Title WordPress Exzo theme <= 1.2.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-862
References

Subscriptions

Jthemes Exzo
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:14:40.076Z

Reserved: 2025-12-31T20:13:16.053Z

Link: CVE-2025-69393

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-23T21:01:35.012Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-02-20T16:22:24.840

Modified: 2026-04-27T19:16:44.027

Link: CVE-2025-69393

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T09:30:26Z

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