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The7WordPress extension · Dream Theme

CVE-2023-32123

MEDIUM · 6.1 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-11-13
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 11.7.3 or later.
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68/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges

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 · unedited
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Dream-Theme The7 allows Stored XSS.This issue affects The7: from n/a through 11.7.3.

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 confidence

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in the Dream-Theme The7 WordPress theme allows attackers to craft malicious requests that result in Stored XSS. The lack of proper CSRF token validation on sensitive admin actions enables attackers to trick authenticated administrators into inadvertently executing arbitrary JavaScript through stored malicious content.

MitigationImplement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all form submissions and AJAX actions within the theme, and add proper input sanitization and output encoding to prevent stored XSS.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

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
The7WordPress extension
Affected:<= 11.7.3

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm The7 theme is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin dashboard under Appearance > Themes, or check the wp-content/themes/ directory for the 'the7' folder
    Affected if The The7 theme by Dream Theme is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed version of The7 theme
    Open the style.css file in wp-content/themes/the7/ and look for the 'Version:' header in the file comments, or check the theme version displayed in WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes
    Affected if The version number is 11.7.3 or lower
  3. Verify admin action vulnerability exists
    Inspect theme PHP files for admin-related form actions and AJAX handlers. Look for the absence of wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() calls on sensitive admin actions, particularly in files handling theme options or content storage
    Affected if Admin actions lack CSRF token (nonce) validation implemented via WordPress nonces
  4. Confirm stored XSS injection vector
    Review theme output handling code for stored content (post meta, theme options, custom fields). Check if user-supplied data is output without proper sanitization (esc_html(), esc_attr(), or similar escaping functions)
    Affected if Stored content from admin actions is rendered without proper output encoding, allowing injected JavaScript to execute

A user is affected if The7 theme version 11.7.3 or lower is installed and active, with admin actions missing CSRF token validation that could allow stored XSS injection.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 11.7.3
Interim mitigation

Implement WordPress nonces (anti-CSRF tokens) on all form submissions and AJAX actions within the theme, and add proper input sanitization and output encoding to prevent stored XSS.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

The7 version 11.8.0 or later (latest available version from Dream-Theme)

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes
  3. Deactivate and delete the current vulnerable The7 theme (version 11.7.3 or earlier)
  4. Download the latest version of The7 theme from the official Dream-Theme vendor site
  5. Upload and activate the updated The7 theme version
  6. Verify the theme is functioning correctly after upgrade
Caveat Minor version upgrades may include template changes; review theme documentation if custom child themes or modifications exist

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in The7 Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
25.0 hours of engineering $4,400
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