CVE-2025-49406 HIGH

CVE-2025-49406: WordPress Houzez Theme <= 4.1.1 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Favethemes
Product Houzez
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published August 20, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in favethemes Houzez allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 4.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Houzez versions up to 4.1.1 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to access sensitive information and disrupt site availability. An attacker with a basic user account can read confidential data across the application and trigger denial-of-service conditions. The vulnerability affects the entire system scope, not just isolated components.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data and cause service disruption with a low-privilege user account.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential data exposed to any registered user; site availability at risk from authenticated attackers.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account; no user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 20, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated