CVE-2025-5394 Missing authorization in Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme
Unauthenticated attackers can upload malicious zip files via a missing capability check in the Alone WordPress theme, leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5394?
CVE-2025-5394 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Bearsthemes Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme, published on 15 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the alone_import_pack_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload zip files containing webshells disguised as plugins from remote locations to achieve remote code execution. CVE-2025-54019 is likely a duplicate of this.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5394?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5394?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5394 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-2025-5394 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5394 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jg98-c5j8-6598.