Theme Editor < 2.6 - Authenticated Arbitrary File Download
Priority LOW 25CWE-552Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-552.
Summary
The Theme Editor WordPress plugin before 2.6 did not validate the GET file parameter before passing it to the download_file() function, allowing administrators to download arbitrary files on the web server, such as /etc/passwd
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01066 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Theme Editor (Unknown): 2.6
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Theme Editor | 2.6 to before 2.6 | 2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- Theme Editor VendorUnknown Affected 2.6 to before 2.6 Fixed in 2.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:themeeditor:theme_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | before 2.6 | Vulnerable | Themeeditor |
- cpe:2.3:a:themeeditor:theme_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.6 Vulnerable ·Themeeditor
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Theme Editor (Unknown) Fixed in 2.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-24154
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4cqh-mqrw-7qqg
References
More Themeeditor Theme Editor vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-02254 Theme Editor <= 2.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) PHAR Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2021-24154 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-24154 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4cqh-mqrw-7qqg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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