CVE-2025-22702 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22702: WordPress Photography Theme <= 7.7.2 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Themegoods

Product Photography

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published February 14, 2025

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThemeGoods Photography photography allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Photography: from n/a through <= 7.7.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

ThemeGoods Photography contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read, modify, or disrupt site data they should not access. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 7.7.2. An attacker needs a valid user account to exploit it. Site owners should update to a version newer than 7.7.2 as soon as available.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read, modify, or disrupt data without proper permission checks.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can access or alter content and settings beyond their assigned role.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 14, 2025 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22702 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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