CVE-2025-1681 Cardealer <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Change and Delete JS and CSS Files
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily change or delete CSS and JS files due to missing capability checks in the Cardealer WordPress 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-2025-1681?
CVE-2025-1681 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ThemeMakers Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive, published on 27 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Cardealer theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check and missing filename sanitization on the demo theme scheme AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change or delete arbitrary css and js files.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1681?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1681?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1681 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-2025-1681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx33-wwv9-rm3j.