CVE-2025-9331 Spacious <= 1.9.11 - Missing Authorization to Autheticated (Subscriber+) Demo Data Import
Authenticated subscribers can import demo data into the site due to a missing capability check in the Spacious 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-2025-9331?
CVE-2025-9331 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themegrill Spacious, published on 22 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Spacious theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'welcome_notice_import_handler' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to import demo data into the site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9331?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9331?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9331 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-2025-9331 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9331 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hjp-8vmr-crg9.