MonolitWordPress extension · Cththemes
CVE-2023-25041
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnauth. Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Cththemes Monolit theme <= 2.0.6 versions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUnauthenticated reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Cththemes Monolit theme affecting versions 2.0.6 and below. The vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through unsanitized user input that gets reflected back in HTTP responses.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
MonolitWordPress extension
<= 2.0.6CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Monolit theme installation and versionLocate the theme's version file - typically found in the theme's main directory (e.g., style.css, functions.php, or a version.php file). Look for a 'Version:' comment or define statement.Affected if The installed version is 2.0.6 or lower, or if the version cannot be determined and the theme is confirmed as Monolit.
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Confirm the theme is accessible via webAccess the website homepage and identify that it uses the Monolit theme by inspecting page source for 'monolit' theme references, or checking for theme-specific CSS files or JavaScript includes.Affected if The website is actively using the Monolit theme and is publicly accessible.
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Identify reflected parameter handlingReview the theme's PHP files for code that reads request parameters (GET/POST) and echoes them back without sanitization. Common vulnerable patterns include $_GET['parameter'] being output directly in HTML responses.Affected if User-supplied parameters are being reflected in HTTP responses without proper output encoding or input validation.
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Test for reflected XSS via HTTP response inspectionSubmit a test payload containing a benign XSS probe (e.g., a parameter value like '<script>alert(1)</script>' or a URL-encoded variant) and examine if the response contains the unsanitized payload.Affected if The HTTP response reflects the injected payload exactly as submitted, confirming lack of input sanitization.
You are affected if your site runs the Monolit theme version 2.0.6 or below and user input is reflected in responses without sanitization, allowing script injection via URL parameters.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate to a patched version of the Monolit theme >2.0.6, or implement proper input validation and output encoding on all user-supplied parameters.
Fix this in Monolit
Scoped from the published advisory
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-25041 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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