CVE-2025-49375
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 cozythemes HomeLancer homelancer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HomeLancer: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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 (broken access control) vulnerability in cozythemes HomeLancer theme allows authenticated users to access resources or perform actions outside their intended permission level due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. Users with valid credentials can potentially escalate privileges or access functionality meant for higher-privileged roles.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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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Confirm HomeLancer theme is installedLocate the theme files in your WordPress/website installation under wp-content/themes/ and verify the directory is named 'homelancer' or similar cozythemes HomeLancer theme folderAffected if The HomeLancer theme by cozythemes is present in the themes directory
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Identify user role configurationAccess the WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Users > User Role Editor or check the theme settings for custom role definitions. List all defined user roles and their capabilitiesAffected if Custom roles or capability mappings are defined that may not follow WordPress default role hierarchy
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Test low-privilege user access to admin functionsCreate or use a test account with Subscriber or Contributor role, then attempt to access wp-admin dashboard pages, theme options, or settings that should require Administrator privilegesAffected if A low-privilege authenticated user can access pages or functions intended for Administrator or Editor roles
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Inspect theme code for authorization checksExamine PHP files in the theme for missing or incomplete current_user_can() checks before sensitive operations such as: saving settings, modifying content, accessing user data, or executing database operationsAffected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() or role verification calls before executing privileged actions
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Check AJAX endpoints for authorizationReview theme AJAX actions (wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks) in functions.php or included files. Test each endpoint with a low-privilege user account to verify if authorization is enforcedAffected if AJAX endpoints accessible to authenticated users do not verify the requesting user's capability level before processing requests
If the HomeLancer theme is installed and low-privilege authenticated users can access admin functions, settings, or execute privileged actions without proper capability checks, the environment is affected by CVE-2025-49375
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 dataImplement proper role-based authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions to enforce correct access control security levels. Validate user permissions before executing any privileged action.
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