# CVE-2023-46148: WordPress Themify Ultra theme <= 7.3.5 - Authenticated Arbitrary Settings Change vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can arbitrarily change settings in the Themify Ultra WordPress theme due to missing authorization checks.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jun 2024
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j4qm-q589-994x

## What is CVE-2023-46148?

CVE-2023-46148 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Themify Ultra, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themify Themify Ultra.This issue affects Themify Ultra: from n/a through 7.3.5.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46148?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Themify Ultra.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46148 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46148 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Themify Ultra

- [CVE-2023-46149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46149/): WordPress Themify Ultra Theme <= 7.3.5 is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2023-46145](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46145/): WordPress Themify Ultra theme <= 7.3.5 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-46146](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46146/): WordPress Themify Ultra theme <= 7.3.5 - Multiple Broken Access Control vulnerability (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-46147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46147/): WordPress Themify Ultra Theme <= 7.3.5 is vulnerable to PHP Object Injection (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46148 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46148 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Themify Ultra, published on 19 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46148 exists.

Affected product: Themify Ultra. 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-2023-46148/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46148/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46148
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46148
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46148

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46148/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.