CVE-2025-69029
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 · uneditedAuthorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Select-Themes Struktur struktur allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Struktur: from n/a through <= 2.5.1.
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 confidenceAn authorization bypass vulnerability in the Struktur theme allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels through user-controlled keys, potentially enabling unauthorized access to resources or functionality.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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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Identify Struktur theme installationLocate the theme files in your application's theme directory (commonly at themes/Struktur, wp-content/themes/Struktur, or similar paths depending on your CMS/framework). Confirm the theme is active or loaded in your application.Affected if The Struktur theme is installed and active in your environment
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Locate access control configuration filesSearch for configuration files related to access control, security levels, or permissions within the Struktur theme directory. Look for files named config, settings, permissions, roles, or access.json/php/yaml/ini.Affected if Access control is managed through user-modifiable configuration files within the theme
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Identify user-controlled key usage in authorization logicSearch theme source files for code that uses request parameters, query strings, headers, or cookies as keys to determine user access. Look for patterns like $_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST, or similar user input being passed to authorization checks.Affected if Authorization decisions rely on parameters that users can modify (keys, IDs, tokens from client input)
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Review security level configurationExamine how security levels or access tiers are defined in the theme. Check if these levels can be overridden or influenced through URL parameters, user profiles, or API inputs.Affected if Security levels are defined in a way that can be influenced or bypassed via user-controlled input
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Test for authorization bypass via manipulated keysIf possible, attempt to access protected resources by modifying key values in requests (such as user_id, role_id, access_key parameters) and observe if access is granted when it should be denied.Affected if Modifying user-controllable key values in requests allows access to resources or functions outside the user's intended permission scope
Your environment is affected if the Struktur theme is installed and its authorization logic relies on user-modifiable keys or parameters to determine access control decisions.
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 dataReview and implement proper authorization checks for all user-controlled parameters; ensure access control decisions cannot be influenced by user-modifiable keys or identifiers.
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