# CVE-2025-13215: Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Unauthenticated Draft Posts Information Exposure

> Unauthenticated attackers can extract titles of draft posts via the auxels_ajax_search function in the Phlox theme plugin.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jan 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-69vq-x493-hfcp

## What is CVE-2025-13215?

CVE-2025-13215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme, published on 6 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 via the auxels_ajax_search due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract titles of draft posts that they should not have access to.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13215?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-13215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-13215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-13215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-13215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme, published on 6 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: averta Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme. 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-2025-13215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13215/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-13215

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-13215/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.