CVE-2025-47465 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-47465: WordPress Blocksy theme <= 2.0.97 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Creativethemeshq

Product Blocksy

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published May 7, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in creativethemeshq Blocksy blocksy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Blocksy: from n/a through <= 2.0.97.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Blocksy versions up to 2.0.97 lack proper authorization checks, allowing high-privilege users to modify site content or settings they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires an authenticated admin or editor account to exploit. No confidentiality impact occurs, but integrity of site data can be compromised. Update to a version newer than 2.0.97.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify site content or settings beyond their assigned permissions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to site configuration or published content by privileged users.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have an authenticated high-privilege account (admin or editor role).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 7, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47465 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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