CVE-2025-67568
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 xtemos Basel basel allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Basel: from n/a through <= 5.9.1.
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 confidenceThe Basel WordPress/WooCommerce theme versions through 5.9.1 contains a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely means certain administrative or privileged functions lack proper capability checks or nonce verification, enabling unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access functionality they should not be able to reach.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Basel theme versionAccess WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Appearance > Themes, and locate the Basel theme to view its version number. Alternatively, check the style.css file in the theme directory for the 'Version' header comment.Affected if The installed version is 5.9.1 or any earlier version.
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Identify theme AJAX endpointsSearch the theme's directory (typically /wp-content/themes/basel/) for files containing 'add_action' with 'wp_ajax' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv' hooks. Common locations include functions.php or ajax/ folder.Affected if The theme exposes AJAX endpoints without capability checks or with 'nopriv' hooks accessing sensitive administrative functions.
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Review admin page access controlsExamine theme files for add_menu_page or add_submenu_page calls and verify that associated callback functions include current_user_can() capability checks before executing privileged operations.Affected if Admin menu pages or their callback handlers lack proper current_user_can() verification.
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Check nonce implementation on sensitive actionsSearch theme PHP files for form submissions or AJAX calls handling user data, plugin settings, or content modifications. Verify that wp_verify_nonce or check_ajax_referer is called before processing.Affected if Sensitive operations lack nonce verification or use wp_verify_nonce incorrectly.
You are affected if the Basel theme version is 5.9.1 or earlier and the theme contains administrative or AJAX functionality without proper capability checks or nonce verification.
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of the Basel theme when available, or audit and add proper capability checks and nonce verification to all sensitive endpoints within the theme.
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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