CVE-2025-4606: Sala - Startup & SaaS WordPress Theme <= 1.1.4 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset/Account Takeover
Description
The Sala - Startup & SaaS WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.4. This is due to the theme not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-4606
CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS Base Score: 9.8
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Problem Types
CWE-620 Unverified Password ChangeAffected Products
Vendor: uxper
Product: Sala - Startup & SaaS WordPress Theme
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.1% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 27.99% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-07-16 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4606https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/aa385a1f-1623-4f0a-bb2f-d4564b8f91bf?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/sala-startup-saas-wordpress-theme/33843955?s_rank=4