CVE-2025-69032: Qodeinteractive Fivestar Auth Bypass Flaw

CVE-2025-69032 Overview

CVE-2025-69032 is an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) vulnerability in the Mikado-Themes FiveStar WordPress theme by Qodeinteractive. The flaw is an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key issue [CWE-639] that stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels. Authenticated attackers with low privileges can manipulate object identifiers to access or modify resources belonging to other users. The vulnerability affects all versions of FiveStar up to and including 1.7.

Critical Impact
Authenticated attackers on the network can bypass access control checks by supplying attacker-controlled object identifiers, leading to limited unauthorized disclosure, modification, or disruption of theme-managed resources.

Affected Products

Qodeinteractive FiveStar WordPress theme, versions up to and including 1.7
WordPress sites deploying the Mikado-Themes FiveStar theme
Deployments where low-privileged authenticated users can reach the vulnerable endpoint

Discovery Timeline

2025-12-30 - CVE-2025-69032 published to NVD
2026-06-17 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-69032

Vulnerability Analysis

The FiveStar theme exposes functionality that accepts a user-controlled identifier to reference an internal object such as a record, submission, or configuration item. The handler does not verify that the authenticated caller owns or has permission to act on the object referenced by that identifier. As a result, an attacker can substitute another user's identifier and receive or alter data outside their authorization scope. This class of flaw is tracked as [CWE-639]: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key.

The attack requires network access and low-privileged authenticated credentials, with no user interaction. Impacts are limited to integrity and availability of affected objects; confidentiality impact per the published vector is not indicated. The EPSS probability is 0.217%, reflecting a low observed likelihood of exploitation at time of publication.

Root Cause

The root cause is missing server-side authorization enforcement on object references. The vulnerable code path trusts a request parameter, such as an object ID passed through a form submission or AJAX endpoint, without validating that the current session has rights over that object. Access control is applied at the authentication layer only, not at the object level.

Attack Vector

Exploitation proceeds over HTTP or HTTPS against a WordPress site running FiveStar <= 1.7. An authenticated user with subscriber-level or similar low privileges submits a request to a theme-provided endpoint and swaps the target identifier for one belonging to another user. Because the endpoint performs the requested operation without an ownership check, the attacker obtains or modifies the referenced resource. No exploit code, public proof of concept, or known in-the-wild activity is listed in the enriched data.

See the Patchstack Vulnerability Report for the vendor-neutral advisory record.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-69032

Indicators of Compromise

Requests from a single authenticated session referencing many distinct object identifiers in rapid succession against FiveStar theme endpoints
HTTP requests to theme handlers containing enumerated numeric or slug-based id parameters that do not correspond to the authenticated user
Unexpected changes to records or content owned by other WordPress accounts, observed in database audit logs

Detection Strategies

Compare the WordPress user_id of the authenticated session against the owner of each object referenced in theme requests, and alert on mismatches
Enable WordPress and web server access logging with query parameters preserved, then baseline normal identifier ranges per user role
Deploy a web application firewall rule that flags parameter tampering patterns against FiveStar endpoints

Monitoring Recommendations

Monitor authenticated request volume and identifier diversity per session for anomaly detection
Audit WordPress database tables written by the FiveStar theme for cross-account modifications
Track new low-privilege account registrations followed by requests to theme AJAX handlers

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-69032

Immediate Actions Required

Inventory WordPress installations for the Mikado-Themes FiveStar theme and identify any running version <= 1.7
Restrict registration and demote unnecessary low-privileged accounts on affected sites until a fix is applied
Place affected sites behind a web application firewall with rules that inspect theme endpoint parameters

Patch Information

No fixed version is listed in the enriched CVE data; the advisory indicates the issue affects FiveStar from unspecified initial versions through 1.7. Administrators should consult the Patchstack Vulnerability Report and the Mikado-Themes vendor channel for updated release information and apply any subsequent patched version once available.

Workarounds

Disable the FiveStar theme and switch to an unaffected theme until a patched release is confirmed
Remove or restrict access to theme endpoints that accept object identifiers, using server-level rules or authentication gates
Enforce least privilege by reviewing user roles and revoking capabilities that are not required for site operation

bash

# Configuration example: block anonymous and low-privilege access to a suspect theme endpoint via .htaccess
<FilesMatch "fivestar-.*\.php$">
    Require valid-user
</FilesMatch>