CVE-2025-24754 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-24754: WordPress Houzez theme <= 3.4.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Favethemes

Product Houzez

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 27, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in favethemes Houzez houzez.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through <= 3.4.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Houzez versions 3.4.0 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter information through the application's API or interface without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects data integrity but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt service availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or settings they should not have permission to change.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter site data, potentially corrupting content, settings, or user information.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 27, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-24754 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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