CVE-2025-8595 Zakra <= 4.1.5 - Missing Authorization to Subscriber+ Demo Import
Authenticated subscribers can import demo settings due to missing capability checks in the Zakra 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-2025-8595?
CVE-2025-8595 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themegrill Zakra, published on 6 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Zakra theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized data modification due to a missing capability check on the welcome_notice_import_handler() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.1.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to import demo settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8595?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8595 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-2025-8595 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8595 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w6fw-rj8x-j7fp.