# CVE-2023-39998: WordPress BeTheme theme <= 27.1.1 - Author+ Broken Access Control vulnerability

> Attackers can bypass authorization checks to perform unauthorized actions in the BeTheme WordPress theme.

- **Severity:** High 8.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7gqm-c625-582w

## What is CVE-2023-39998?

CVE-2023-39998 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Muffingroup Betheme, published on 19 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Muffingroup Betheme.This issue affects Betheme: from n/a through 27.1.1.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39998?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Muffingroup Betheme.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-39998?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39998 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-39998 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Muffingroup Betheme

- [CVE-2024-2694](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2694/): Betheme <= 27.5.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) PHP Object Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-3861](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3861/): Betheme <= 26.5.1.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) PHP Object Injection (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-47770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-47770/): WordPress BeTheme theme <= 27.1.1 - Contributor+ Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 7.6)
- [CVE-2023-29101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29101/): WordPress Betheme Theme <= 26.7.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2025-3077](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-3077/): Betheme <= 28.0.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (medium 6.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-39998 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-39998 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Muffingroup Betheme, published on 19 Jun 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39998 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Muffingroup Betheme. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39998/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39998/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39998
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39998
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-39998

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-39998/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.