CVE-2025-58813 Overview
CVE-2025-58813 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the themearile Consultstreet WordPress theme. The flaw affects all versions of Consultstreet up to and including 3.0.0. Authenticated attackers with low-level privileges can exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels to perform actions that should be restricted. The vulnerability is tracked as CWE-862: Missing Authorization and stems from the theme failing to validate whether a user has permission to invoke certain functions.
Critical Impact
Authenticated users with minimal privileges can access theme functionality that should require elevated permissions, resulting in integrity impact on affected WordPress installations.
Affected Products
- themearile Consultstreet WordPress theme, versions up to and including 3.0.0
- WordPress sites deploying the vulnerable theme
- Any installation that has not applied vendor guidance published on Patchstack
Discovery Timeline
- 2025-09-05 - CVE-2025-58813 published to the National Vulnerability Database
- 2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database
Technical Details for CVE-2025-58813
Vulnerability Analysis
The Consultstreet theme exposes functionality without verifying the caller's authorization level. WordPress themes commonly register AJAX handlers, admin-post actions, or REST endpoints. When these handlers omit a current_user_can() capability check or rely only on a nonce, low-privileged authenticated users can invoke restricted operations.
According to the Patchstack Vulnerability Report, the flaw is a broken access control issue. Exploitation is network-based, requires authentication, and produces a limited integrity impact without affecting confidentiality or availability.
Root Cause
The root cause is missing capability enforcement in one or more theme action handlers. WordPress requires developers to gate privileged operations with capability checks such as current_user_can('manage_options'). When those checks are absent, WordPress treats any authenticated request as valid, regardless of role. Subscriber-level accounts, which WordPress creates by default when open registration is enabled, become sufficient to trigger the vulnerable code paths.
Attack Vector
An attacker first obtains an authenticated session, either through open registration, credential stuffing, or a compromised low-privilege account. The attacker then issues a crafted HTTP request to the vulnerable theme endpoint. Because the theme does not validate the user's role, the request executes with the privileges required by the underlying operation. The attacker can modify theme-controlled data or trigger administrative actions that alter site integrity.
No public proof-of-concept exploit is currently listed in Exploit-DB, and the vulnerability is not present in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. See the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for vendor coordination details.
Detection Methods for CVE-2025-58813
Indicators of Compromise
- Unexpected POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or /wp-admin/admin-post.php originating from Subscriber or Contributor accounts
- Unauthorized modifications to theme options, widgets, or Consultstreet-specific settings without corresponding administrator activity
- New or modified content records created by non-privileged user IDs in the WordPress database
Detection Strategies
- Review WordPress access logs for authenticated requests to Consultstreet theme handlers by users lacking administrative roles
- Enable a WordPress audit logging plugin to capture role-based action attribution for changes to site configuration
- Correlate wp_users and wp_usermeta role assignments with modification events in wp_options to detect privilege mismatches
Monitoring Recommendations
- Alert on POST requests to theme AJAX actions where the authenticated user role is subscriber or contributor
- Track newly registered accounts followed by immediate requests to theme-specific endpoints
- Monitor for changes to site-wide options originating from non-administrator sessions
How to Mitigate CVE-2025-58813
Immediate Actions Required
- Identify all WordPress sites running the themearile Consultstreet theme at version 3.0.0 or earlier
- Disable open user registration until a patched version is deployed
- Restrict access to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php and /wp-admin/admin-post.php for non-administrative roles at the web application firewall layer
- Audit existing user accounts and remove or downgrade any that are no longer required
Patch Information
The vulnerability affects Consultstreet versions up to and including 3.0.0. At the time of publication, no fixed version is listed in the NVD entry. Consult the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the current remediation status and any updates issued by themearile.
Workarounds
- Deploy a web application firewall rule that blocks unauthenticated and low-privileged requests to Consultstreet theme endpoints
- Enforce strong password policies and multi-factor authentication for all WordPress accounts to reduce the likelihood of low-privilege account compromise
- Consider switching to an alternate theme until a patched release becomes available
- Apply Patchstack virtual patching if the site is enrolled in that service
# Example WordPress hardening: disable open registration
wp option update users_can_register 0
# List users with low-privilege roles for review
wp user list --role=subscriber --fields=ID,user_login,user_registered
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