CVE-2025-69138
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 · uneditedSubscriber Privilege Escalation in Genemy <= 1.6.6 versions.
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 Genemy WordPress theme (versions 1.6.6 and below) contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows users with the Subscriber role to gain administrative privileges. This likely involves improper capability validation on certain theme functions or AJAX endpoints that should only be accessible to administrators.
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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Genemy theme is installedNavigate to Appearance > Themes in WordPress admin panel and verify if the Genemy theme is active. Note the version number displayed in the theme details.Affected if Genemy theme version 1.6.6 or below is active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed version numberCheck the style.css file within the theme directory (wp-content/themes/genemy/style.css) for the 'Version:' header, or query the WordPress database: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'template' OR option_name = 'stylesheet';Affected if Version retrieved is 1.6.6 or any version below 1.6.6
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Verify AJAX endpoint accessibilityTest if unauthenticated or Subscriber-level users can access theme AJAX actions. Send a POST request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with a common Genemy AJAX action (such as genemy_ajax_action or similar theme-prefixed actions) without proper capability checks. Inspect theme files in genemy/includes/ for add_action('wp_ajax_...) calls.Affected if AJAX endpoints respond to requests from Subscriber-level accounts without validating user capabilities
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Inspect capability validation in theme functionsExamine genemy/includes/*.php files for function calls that handle user roles or permissions, specifically looking for current_user_can() checks around admin-related actions. Search for code blocks that grant elevated privileges or modify user roles.Affected if Theme functions lack proper current_user_can('manage_options') or role checks before executing administrative actions
A site is affected if the Genemy theme version 1.6.6 or below is installed and Subscriber-role users can access administrative functions or AJAX endpoints without proper capability validation.
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 dataUpgrade Genemy to a version newer than 1.6.6. If a patched version is unavailable, review and restrict theme AJAX actions and admin functionality to verify proper capability checks, or consider disabling the theme until an update is available.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-69138 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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