Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.13 - Unauthenticated Draft Posts Information Exposure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.17.13 via the auxels_ajax_search due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be included. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract titles of draft posts that they should not have access to.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| averta | Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme | up to 2.17.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme Vendoraverta Affected up to 2.17.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | averta |
- cpe:2.3:a:averta:shortcodes_and_extra_features_for_phlox_theme:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·averta
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13215
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-69vq-x493-hfcp
References
More averta vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-19321 WordPress Phlox Core Elements plugin <= 2.14.0 - Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-03104 Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme < 2.10.7 - PHP Objection Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2025-01749 Slider & Popup Builder by Depicter <= 3.6.1 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection via 's' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-06019 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider <= 3.9.10 - CSRF to slider deletion CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-07675 Depicter <= 4.0.4 - Cross-Site Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2024-11288 Master Slider < 3.10.5 - Editor+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1LOW 3.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-13215 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13215 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-69vq-x493-hfcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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