CVE-2025-9194 Constructor <= 1.6.5 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Theme Clean
Authenticated subscribers can trigger unauthorized theme clean operations due to missing capability checks in the Constructor 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-2025-9194?
CVE-2025-9194 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in antonshevchuk Constructor, published on 3 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Constructor theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clean() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to trigger a theme clean.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9194?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9194?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9194 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-2025-9194 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9194 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4f58-vvc9-2mmg.