CVE-2026-32374
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 raratheme The Minimal the-minimal allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The Minimal: from n/a through <= 1.2.9.
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 confidenceThe Minimal WordPress theme (versions through 1.2.9) by raratheme contains a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The theme fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to certain functionality, potentially allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to access resources or actions 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 Minimal WordPress theme is installedCheck wp-content/themes/ directory for the 'minimal' theme folder, or inspect the theme via WordPress admin under Appearance > ThemesAffected if The Minimal theme by raratheme is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine the installed theme versionOpen style.css in wp-content/themes/minimal/ and read the Version: header field, or check via WordPress admin theme details panelAffected if The version is 1.2.9 or lower (any version through 1.2.9)
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Inspect theme for AJAX endpoints lacking authorizationSearch theme PHP files for add_action('wp_ajax_') and add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_') hooks; verify each callback includes current_user_can() or capability checks before executing sensitive operationsAffected if Any wp_ajax_nopriv_ actions exist without proper permission verification in the theme
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Check theme admin pages and settings for access controlsReview PHP files in the theme's inc/ or includes/ folders for admin menu creation (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page) and verify capability parameters are set appropriatelyAffected if Admin functionality lacks capability checks or uses low-privileged capability thresholds
A user is affected if the Minimal theme by raratheme is installed at version 1.2.9 or lower and contains theme functions or endpoints accessible without proper authorization 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 dataReview all theme functions and endpoints to identify locations where authorization checks are missing, then implement proper capability checks (such as current_user_can()) or role-based access controls to ensure only authorized users can access sensitive functionality.
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