WP Theme CVE MAY 2025
Be informed about the latest WordPress theme vulnerabilities, identified and reported publicly. WP Theme CVE MAY 2025 is a +72% INCREASE, compared to previous month, as specifically targeted Theme vulnerabilities.
The consequences of a THEME hack are ugly. You will experience major backlash on your WordPress domain, costly damage control/recovery, immediate revenue loss with long-term consequences. Consider for your online safety, a managed WP/Woo Security AUDIT, - OR - switching with a TOP10LIST alternative WordPress Themes – OR – Hire us for your recurrent needs of a managed WordPress Theme migration and managed WooCommerce Theme migration.
What is CVE?
TLDR: the details on how to hack a specific software is made public, forcing the vendor to provide a solution (patch or upgrade), that closes that specific vulnerability.
CVE is short for Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system provides a reference method for publicly known information-security vulnerabilities and exposures. Read more on wikipedia.org: Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures, Common Vulnerability Scoring System, Common Weakness Enumeration.

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WHEN these publicly reported vulnerable themes are on your domain, it opens Pandora's box from a security point of view. The following cases made headlines PUBLICLY just last month in the WP Theme CVE MAY 2025 category:
AI Hub Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Altair Theme | PHP Object Injection |
Anps Theme | Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution (BAC) |
Arkhe Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) and Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Arkhe Theme Blocks | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Arrival Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
aThemes Addons for Elementor | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Betheme Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Bloggie Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Bulk Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Bulk Theme Assign Linked Products For WooCommerce | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Bulk Theme Fields Editor | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Bulk Theme NoIndex & NoFollow Toolkit | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Bulk Theme Page Stub Creator | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Bulk Theme Product Sync | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Bulk Theme Product Sync | SQL Injection (SQLi) |
Bulk Theme Term Editor | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Celestial Aura Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
CiyaShop Theme | PHP Object Injection |
CLP – Custom Login Page by NiteoThemes | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Configurator Theme Core | Privilege Escalation (BAC) |
Customify Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
CWW Portfolio Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Dessau Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
DethemeKit For Elementor | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Dør Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Easy Child Theme Creator | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Eduma Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Edumall Theme | Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Eximius Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Fazyvo Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Foton Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Glossy Blog Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Grace Mag Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Grand Restaurant WordPress Theme | Arbitrary Options Deletion |
Grand Restaurant WordPress Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Grand Restaurant WordPress Theme | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Grand Restaurant WordPress Theme | Path Traversal (BAC) to PHP Object Injection |
Grand Restaurant WordPress Theme | PHP Object Injection |
Gravel Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Gravity Forms CSS Themes with Fontawesome and Placeholders | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Home Services Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Hotel + Bed and Breakfast Booking Calendar Theme | Bellevue | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Industrial Lite Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Ivy School Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
JNews Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Kleo Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Notification Bar, Sticky Notification Bar, Sticky Welcome Bar for any theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Opstore Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Photobox Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Photobox Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Photography Theme | Server Side Request Forgery (SSRF) |
Product Excel Import Export & Bulk Theme Edit for WooCommerce | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Quantity Dynamic Pricing & Bulk Theme Discounts for WooCommerce | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Real Estate 7 Theme | Privilege Escalation (BAC) |
Real Estate 7 Theme | (Seller) Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Reales WP Theme | Missing Authorization (BAC) to Unauthenticated Attachment Deletion and Favorite Property Updates |
Revive.so – Bulk Theme Rewrite and Republish Blog Posts | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Rezo Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Rezo Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Shopo Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Simplish Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Sirat Theme | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
Slide Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Slide Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Smart Sections Theme Builder - WPBakery Page Builder Addon | PHP Object Injection |
SpaBiz Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Streamit Theme | Arbitrary File Download (BAC) |
Streamit Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Streamit Theme | Privilege Escalation (BAC) from User Email Change/Account Takeover (BAC) |
Tainá Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Tastyc Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Tastyc Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Theme Changer | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Theme Duplicator | Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) |
Theme Switcha | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Themesflat Addons For Elementor | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Themesflat Addons For Elementor | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Themify Edmin Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Themify Edmin Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Themify Folo Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Themify Folo Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Themify Newsy Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Themify Newsy Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Tiger Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Tiger Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Vikinger Theme | Privilege Escalation (BAC) from 'vikinger_user_meta_update_ajax' |
Wanderland Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Wigi Theme | Arbitrary File Upload (BAC) |
Wireless Butler Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
Woffice Theme | Authentication Bypass (BAC) from Registration Role |
wProject Theme | Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) |
wProject Theme | Privilege Escalation (BAC) |
wProject Theme | Unauthenticated Post/Comment/Attachment Modification/Deletion |
Xews Lite Theme | Local File Inclusion (LFi) |
Xpro Theme Builder | Broken Access Control (BAC) |
WordPress Theme CVE reported in 2023: | 220 |
WordPress Theme CVE reported in 2024: | 365 |
WordPress Theme CVE reported in 2025: | 284 |
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