Unauthorized Access Vulnerability in Spexo Theme for WordPress
CVE-2026-12471

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Spexo
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-12471?

The Spexo theme for WordPress is susceptible to unauthorized access due to a lack of proper capability checks within the activate_plugin function. This vulnerability permits authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and higher to activate certain plugins without appropriate permissions. This could lead to unauthorized modifications of the website's functionality and potential exposure to further exploits.

Affected Version(s)

Spexo 0 <= 2.0.11

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spexo/2.0.6/inc...
https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spexo/2.0.11/in...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

adhikara13
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