AI enriched 11 days ago (2026-07-31 03:50 UTC)

Technical Summary

The Streamit WordPress theme through 4.5.0 does not perform any authorization or nonce verification on one of its unauthenticated AJAX routes, which invokes an attacker-supplied PHP function with an attacker-supplied argument array, allowing unauthenticated attackers to call arbitrary functions (for example to create an administrator account), leading to privilege escalation and remote code execution.

Potential Impact

Severity is CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as Very High based on remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites.

Primary risk drivers: remote code execution potential, low-bar exploit prerequisites

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 100/100 (Critical, Very High) with priority P1 Immediate. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.