How severe is CVE-2025-5394?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-5394 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Bearsthemes Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-Profit Wordpress Theme

CVE-2025-5394

The Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to a missing capability check on the alone_import_pack_install_plugin() function in all versions up to, and including, 7.8.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload zip files containing webshells disguised as plugins from remote locations to achieve remote code execution. CVE-2025-54019 is likely a duplicate of this.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.478 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Bearsthemes Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-profit Wordpress Theme — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5394?: CVE-2025-5394 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Bearsthemes Alone – Charity Multipurpose Non-Profit Wordpress Theme, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-5394?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-5394 known to be exploited?: 8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.