CVE-2025-11164 Mavix Education <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) 'Creativ Demo Importer' Plugin Activation
Authenticated subscribers can activate the Creativ Demo Importer plugin due to missing capability checks in the Mavix Education theme.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11164?
CVE-2025-11164 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in creativthemes Mavix Education, published on 13 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Mavix Education theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'mavix_education_activate_plugin' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate the Creativ Demo Importer plugin.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11164?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6w6-46cp-5mrg.