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.
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Description | 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. | |
Title | Sydney <= 2.56 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Theme Options Update | |
Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
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Updated: 2025-09-17T13:07:02.567Z
Reserved: 2025-08-13T18:26:47.098Z
Link: CVE-2025-8999

Updated: 2025-09-17T13:06:58.773Z

Status : Received
Published: 2025-09-17T12:15:38.760
Modified: 2025-09-17T12:15:38.760
Link: CVE-2025-8999

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