CVE-2025-0952: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in cmsmasters Eco Nature - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme
The Eco Nature - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to 'hide' on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Eco Nature WordPress theme contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice' AJAX action. This flaw permits authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber and above) to update option values without proper capability checks. Exploiting this can lead to denial of service by causing site errors or changing critical options like registration settings. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.0.4 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1, indicating high severity. There is no patch or official vendor advisory available at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access can exploit this vulnerability to modify site options improperly, potentially causing denial of service by triggering errors or altering site behavior such as user registration. This impacts site availability and integrity but does not directly affect confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Subscriber-level user capabilities where possible and monitor for suspicious changes to site options related to 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice'.
CVE-2025-0952: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in cmsmasters Eco Nature - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme
Description
The Eco Nature - Environment & Ecology WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to a denial of service due to a missing capability check on the 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update option values to 'hide' on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update an option that would create an error on the site and deny service to legitimate users or be used to set some values to true such as registration.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Eco Nature WordPress theme contains a missing authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice' AJAX action. This flaw permits authenticated users with minimal privileges (Subscriber and above) to update option values without proper capability checks. Exploiting this can lead to denial of service by causing site errors or changing critical options like registration settings. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.0.4 and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1, indicating high severity. There is no patch or official vendor advisory available at this time.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Subscriber-level access can exploit this vulnerability to modify site options improperly, potentially causing denial of service by triggering errors or altering site behavior such as user registration. This impacts site availability and integrity but does not directly affect confidentiality. There are no known exploits in the wild currently.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Subscriber-level user capabilities where possible and monitor for suspicious changes to site options related to 'cmsmasters_hide_admin_notice'.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-31T19:44:01.188Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b6db7ef31ef0b55557e
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:36:45 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 8:55:18 AM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 5:07:13 PM
Views: 21
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