Missing Authorization Vulnerability in ThemeIsle Hestia Affecting WordPress
CVE-2025-53986

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Hestia
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 July 2025

What is CVE-2025-53986?

A missing authorization vulnerability has been identified in the ThemeIsle Hestia theme, which allows users to access functionality that should be constrained by access control lists (ACLs). This security gap can potentially enable unauthorized actions, impacting the integrity and security of WordPress sites using affected Hestia versions. Users are advised to review their access permissions and apply appropriate security measures to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

Hestia <= 3.2.10

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/hestia/vu...
vdb-entry

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Martino Spagnuolo (r3verii) (Patchstack Alliance)
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