WordPress Houzez theme <= 2.7.1 - Privilege Escalation
Priority MEDIUM 54CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 2.7.1.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0273 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| favethemes | Houzez | up to 2.7.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Houzez Vendorfavethemes Affected up to 2.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:favethemes:houzez:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | — | — | favethemes |
- cpe:2.3:a:favethemes:houzez:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions — — ·favethemes
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-26540
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cvq-76gv-h3mf
References
More favethemes vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-11250 WordPress Houzez Login Register plugin <= 2.6.3 - Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-18367 WordPress Houzez CRM Plugin <= 1.3.4 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-34792 WordPress Homey Login Register Plugin <= 2.4.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-34704 WordPress Homey theme <= 2.4.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-11391 Homey <= 2.4.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in homey_save_profile CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-11088 Homey Login Register <= 2.4.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in homey_register CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-26540 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-26540 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7cvq-76gv-h3mf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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