The Sydney theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'activate_modules' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.56. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate or deactivate various theme modules.
History

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Athemes
Athemes sydney Toolbox
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Athemes
Athemes sydney Toolbox
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:30:00 +0000

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Description The Sydney theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'activate_modules' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.56. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate or deactivate various theme modules.
Title Sydney <= 2.56 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Theme Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-09-17T11:25:55.832Z

Updated: 2025-09-17T13:07:02.567Z

Reserved: 2025-08-13T18:26:47.098Z

Link: CVE-2025-8999

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-17T13:06:58.773Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-17T12:15:38.760

Modified: 2025-09-17T14:18:55.093

Link: CVE-2025-8999

cve-icon Redhat

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