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TI-2025-10557 Aliases CVE-2025-11522GHSA-qmcc-hp63-w9m8

Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme <= 2.7 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
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-288.

Summary

The Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This is due to insufficient user validation in the search_and_go_elated_check_facebook_user() function This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to other user's accounts, including administrators, when Facebook login is enabled. CVE-2025-62064 is likely a duplicate of this CVE.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00555 46th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Elated-ThemesSearch & Go - Directory WordPress Themeup to 2.7—No fix listedCNA
  • Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme VendorElated-Themes Affected up to 2.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmcc-hp63-w9m8

References

  • TI-2025-01437 Academist Membership <= 1.1.6 - Authentication Bypass via Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-20156 WordPress Search & Go theme <= 2.8 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-12437 Elated Membership <= 1.2 - Authentication Bypass via Social Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-12370 FindAll Membership <= 1.0.4 - Authentication Bypass via Social Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-12369 FindAll Listing <= 1.0.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-38387 WordPress Search & Go theme <= 2.7 - Broken Authentication vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources