Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-62100

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-09
Mitigation only
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in themerain ThemeRain Core themerain-core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ThemeRain Core: from n/a through <= 1.1.9.

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

This is a missing authorization vulnerability in ThemeRain Core (themerain-core) where the plugin fails to properly enforce access control checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured security levels to access functionality they should not have permission to use.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and role-based access control (RBAC) verification before executing sensitive operations; ensure all admin actions require appropriate user permissions and nonce validation.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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. Identify themerain-core installation and version
    Search for themerain-core files in your plugins or themes directory and note the installed version number
    Affected if The installed version has not received a security patch for CVE-2025-62100 and contains the missing authorization flaw
  2. Review admin action handlers for capability checks
    Inspect PHP files in the themerain-core package for admin action handlers (functions hooked to admin_init, wp_ajax, or similar) and verify they call current_user_can() or equivalent permission checks before executing sensitive operations
    Affected if Any admin action handlers execute sensitive operations without verifying user capabilities or roles first
  3. Examine AJAX endpoints for authorization
    Locate AJAX action callbacks (wp_ajax_* hooks) in themerain-core and check if they validate user permissions or nonces before processing requests
    Affected if AJAX endpoints process requests without proper capability verification or nonce validation
  4. Check API routes or public endpoints for access control
    Review any custom REST API routes or public-facing endpoints exposed by themerain-core and determine if they enforce role-based access restrictions
    Affected if API routes or endpoints allow unauthorized access to privileged functionality based on incorrect security level configuration
  5. Audit user role and permission assignments
    If themerain-core defines custom roles or modifies default WordPress roles, verify that sensitive capabilities are only assigned to appropriate user roles
    Affected if The plugin incorrectly assigns elevated capabilities to lower-privileged roles, enabling unauthorized access

You are affected if themerain-core is installed without the CVE-2025-62100 patch and sensitive operations lack proper capability or role-based access control checks.

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

Implement proper capability checks and role-based access control (RBAC) verification before executing sensitive operations; ensure all admin actions require appropriate user permissions and nonce validation.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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