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CVE-2025-10915

CRITICAL · 9.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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
The Dreamer Blog WordPress theme through 1.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary installations due to a missing capability check.

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

The Dreamer Blog WordPress theme through version 1.2 contains a missing capability check that allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to perform arbitrary installations, likely of plugins or themes. This authorization bypass results in remote code execution risk, explaining the critical CVSS score.

MitigationUpdate the Dreamer Blog theme to the latest version once available, or replace with a maintained theme. Until patched, disable the theme or restrict site access. Investigate logs for suspicious installation activity.

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

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
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

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

  1. Confirm Dreamer Blog theme is installed
    Navigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin, or inspect the theme directory at /wp-content/themes/dreamer-blog/ and check style.css for the Version header
    Affected if The theme is installed and the version is 1.2 or lower
  2. Locate installation functionality
    Search theme PHP files for functions related to plugin/theme installation, such as 'install_plugin', 'install_theme', 'wp_install', or AJAX actions handling installations (search for 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' prefixes)
    Affected if The theme contains an installation handler accessible without proper capability verification
  3. Verify capability check absence
    Examine the installation handler code: look for current_user_can(), check_admin_referer(), or nonce verification before allowing installation operations
    Affected if No capability check (like current_user_can('install_plugins')) is present before the installation logic, or the handler is hooked to wp_ajax_nopriv_ without authorization
  4. Review access controls on installation endpoints
    Check if the theme exposes an AJAX endpoint or admin page for installations that does not verify user roles or capabilities, or is accessible to unauthenticated users
    Affected if Installation endpoint is accessible to unauthenticated users or users without administrator privileges
  5. Audit access logs for installation attempts
    Review web server access logs and WordPress audit logs for requests to the theme's installation handlers, looking for unexpected plugin/theme installation activity
    Affected if Logs show installation requests from unexpected IP addresses, users, or at times you did not initiate them

You are affected if the Dreamer Blog theme version 1.2 or lower is installed and its installation functionality lacks proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized plugin or theme installations.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the Dreamer Blog theme to the latest version once available, or replace with a maintained theme. Until patched, disable the theme or restrict site access. Investigate logs for suspicious installation activity.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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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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