What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Eco Nature - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to 'hide' on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The Eco Nature WordPress theme through version 2.0.4 lacks proper authorization checks on certain administrative functions. A logged-in user with low privileges can modify or delete site content and settings without proper permission validation. This affects all installations of the theme up to and including version 2.0.4.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
A low-privilege user can modify or delete site content and settings without authorization.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Unauthorized users can alter or destroy site content, pages, and theme settings, potentially defacing or disabling your site.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account (e.g., subscriber or contributor role).
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
March 14, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
