BethemeWordPress extension · Muffingroup
CVE-2023-39998
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Muffingroup Betheme.This issue affects Betheme: from n/a through 27.1.1.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in Muffingroup Betheme theme allowing unauthorized users to access or perform privileged actions due to missing capability checks. This affects versions up to 27.1.1.
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
BethemeWordPress extension
< 27.1.2CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Locate Betheme theme versionIn WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes and click on Betheme to view the theme details showing the version. Alternatively, access /wp-content/themes/betheme/style.css and look for the 'Version:' header in the theme comments.Affected if The displayed version number is less than 27.1.2 (for example: 27.1.1, 27.1.0, 26.x, etc.)
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Verify version from functions.phpAccess /wp-content/themes/betheme/functions.php and search for a line defining the theme version (commonly $theme_version or similar variable).Affected if The version string found is below 27.1.2
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Confirm WordPress is using Betheme as active themeIn WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes, verify Betheme is the currently active theme with a blue border or checkmark indicating it is enabled.Affected if Betheme is active and version is below 27.1.2
You are affected if Betheme theme version is below 27.1.2 and the theme is currently active on the WordPress site.
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.
dbcve · scoped27.1.2
Update Betheme to version 27.1.2 or later to receive the vendor patch for the authorization bypass.
Betheme version 27.1.2
- 1. Create a complete backup of the WordPress site including database and files.
- 2. Update Betheme to version 27.1.2 or later through WordPress admin (Appearance > Themes) or your preferred update method.
- 3. Clear any caching systems after the update.
- 4. Verify the theme version reflects 27.1.2 or higher in the WordPress admin under Appearance > Themes.
- 5. Test critical site functionality to ensure the update did not introduce issues.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Betheme
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation2.0 h
- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-39998 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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