Description

The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the thegem_get_logo_url() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-4317

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor: CodexThemes

Product: TheGem

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.23% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 45.54% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4317
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d379bc09-7788-4a29-b23f-7f42afe04fd4?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/thegem-creative-multipurpose-highperformance-wordpress-theme/16061685
https://codex-themes.com/thegem/changelog.html

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