CVE-2025-1681: Cardealer <= 1.6.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Change and Delete JS and CSS Files
Description
The Cardealer theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and loss of data due to a missing capability check and missing filename sanitization on the demo theme scheme AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 1.6.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change or delete arbitrary css and js files.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1681
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 5.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Problem Types
CWE-862 Missing AuthorizationAffected Products
Vendor: ThemeMakers
Product: Car Dealer Automotive WordPress Theme – Responsive
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 8.15% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-28 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1681https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3e394ee2-13c1-4b04-a8a5-4642f1794d59?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/car-dealer-automotive-wordpress-theme-responsive/8574708
https://webtemplatemasters.com/cardealer/changelog/#v165