CVE-2025-8359 AdForest <= 6.0.9 - Authentication Bypass to Admin
Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to log in as any user, including administrators, in the AdForest WordPress theme.
- 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-2025-8359?
CVE-2025-8359 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in scriptsbundle AdForest, published on 6 Sep 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AdForest theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.9. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to authenticating them. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as other users, including administrators, without access to a password.
Weakness: CWE-288
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8359?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8359?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8359 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-8359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h248-f3px-x6hg.