What is CVE-2019-25142?

CVE-2019-25142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extendthemes Materialis, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2019-25142?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-25142 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Extendthemes Materialis

CVE-2019-25142

The Mesmerize & Materialis themes for WordPress are vulnerable to authenticated options change in versions up to, and including,1.6.89 (Mesmerize) and 1.0.172 (Materialis). This is due to 'companion_disable_popup' function only checking the nonce while sending user input to the 'update_option' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to change otherwise restricted options.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-06-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 70th percentile — 69.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Extendthemes Materialis — versions 0
Extendthemes Mesmerize — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8c9c3302-47cd-4dbe-b79e-5e603… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
blog.nintechnet.com/wordpress-mesmerize-and-materialis-themes-fixed-an-authenti… (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
wpscan.com/vulnerability/e4d70f03-69d5-4cca-8300-985f68d19ddc (Third Party Advisory)
wordpress.org/themes/mesmerize/ (Product)
wordpress.org/themes/materialis/ (Product)
themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Release Notes)
themes.trac.wordpress.org/changeset (Patch, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-25142?: CVE-2019-25142 is a high-severity vulnerability in Extendthemes Materialis, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2019-25142?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-25142 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.