Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-8999Sydney <= 2.56 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Theme Options Update

Medium 5.3

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A medium-severity missing authorization in Sydney from athemes. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.3% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Sydney theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'activate_modules' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.56. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate or deactivate various theme modules.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
athemes	Sydney	0 – through 2.56

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Affected products (as reported)

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