WordPress theme
TheGem < 5.8.1.1 — Missing Authorization
074e8e37-147d-47ea-93ed-652d7de7be9ePublished · Updated Action summary
Affected: <5.8.1.1Update to 5.8.1.1 or newer
All remediation stepsMedium6.3CVSS 3.16.3CISA KEVNot listedAccessLow-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
On this page3
Overview
- Advisory ID
- 074e8e37-147d-47ea-93ed-652d7de7be9e
- Product
- TheGem thegem-elementor
- Affected
- <5.8.1.1
- Fixed in
- 5.8.1.1
- Weakness
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Required access
- Low-privilege account (e.g. subscriber)
- Published
- · updated
- Credit
- Dave Jong
- Affected< 5.8.1.1
- Patched in5.8.1.1
Update to 5.8.1.1 or newer.
6.3
CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:LConfidentiality- Low
I:LIntegrity- Low
A:LAvailability- Low
The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification and retrieval of data due to a missing capability check on the ajaxApi() function called via an AJAX action in versions up to 5.8.1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to perform several actions like modifying custom fields, theme options, retrieving theme data, and more
Not sure which version you run? Run a passive check — it reads public files only.
Remediation & mitigations
- Update to version 5.8.1.1, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
References & provenance
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
- 7.5CVE-2026-66609Creative Multi-Purpose & WooCommerce WordPress Theme <= 5.12.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection
- 6.4CVE-2026-65480Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- 7.2CVE-2025-62041Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
- 4.3CVE-2025-60097Missing Authorization
- 4.3CVE-2025-60096Missing Authorization
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.3
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Sources & licenses
- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.