WordPress theme
Betheme <= 28.5.7 — Authenticated (Contributor+) Remote Code Execution
CVE-2026-65548Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤28.5.7Update to 28.5.8 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High8.8
- CVSS
- 8.8CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Betheme betheme
- Affected≤ 28.5.7
- Patched in28.5.8
Update to 28.5.8 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 28.5.7. Version 28.5.8 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Betheme.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 28.5.8, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Betheme to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to daroo.
The Betheme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 28.5.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Betheme
All 25| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤28.5.8No patch available | CVE-2026-94415 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon_box_2' Shortcode ≤28.4Update to 28.4.1 | CVE-2026-6178 | |
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Icon Pack Upload ≤28.4Update to 28.4.1 | CVE-2026-6261 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'mfn-icon-upload' ≤28.4Update to 28.4.1 | CVE-2026-6262 | |
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title' ≤28.1.6Update to 28.1.7 | CVE-2025-9371 |
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤28.5.8No patch available
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'icon_box_2' Shortcode
≤28.4Update to 28.4.1
- High8.8Authenticated (Author+) Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Icon Pack Upload
≤28.4Update to 28.4.1
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Deletion via 'mfn-icon-upload'
≤28.4Update to 28.4.1
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'page_title'
≤28.1.6Update to 28.1.7
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 8.8
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. 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.