CVE-2025-11522 (GCVE-0-2025-11522)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-09 07:23 – Updated: 2025-10-09 15:18
VLAI?
Summary
The Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This is due to insufficient user validation in the search_and_go_elated_check_facebook_user() function This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to other user's accounts, including administrators, when Facebook login is enabled.
Severity ?
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Elated-Themes Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme Affected: * , ≤ 2.7 (semver)
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Credits
Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh (from VCI - VNPT Cyber Immunity)
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