VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2026-12471
The Spexo theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.11.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.34%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The Spexo theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the activate_plugin function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.11. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to activate a limited set of plugins.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spexo/2.0.11/inc/activation/class-welcome-notice.php#L304
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/spexo/2.0.6/inc/activation/class-welcome-notice.php
- https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=334799%40spexo&new=334799%40spexo&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6ddf6da6-ec71-4206-8798-2c0c751b3209?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.