# 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.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jg98-c5j8-6598

## 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 (Missing Authorization)

## 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.

## 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:

- CVE‑2025‑5394 WP Alone ≤ 7.8.3 (github_poc): https://github.com/fokda-prodz/CVE-2025-5394
- Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme <= 7.8.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Plugin Installation (github_poc): https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2025-5394
- Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme <= 7.8.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload via Plugin Installation (github_poc): https://github.com/Yucaerin/CVE-2025-5394
- Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Upload in Alone Theme (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-5394.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5394 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5394 exists.

Affected product: Bearsthemes Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress 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-2025-5394/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5394/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5394
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5394
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5394

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5394/
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