Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This issue can expose WordPress user account data from sites using an old GamesTheme Premium theme. The public record says attackers could retrieve login names, password values, and email addresses from a migration file if it remained web-accessible.
Executive priority
Prioritize any internet-facing WordPress site that used this theme. The main business risk is credential and email disclosure, which can drive account takeover, phishing, and broader compromise if exposed passwords remain valid.
Technical view
CVE-2015-9490 affects The ThemeMakers GamesTheme Premium theme through 2015-05-15. The CVE describes sensitive information disclosure through direct access to a WordPress uploads migration data file containing wp_users data. No CVSS, CWE, or vendor fix details are provided in the bundle.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites that used GamesTheme Premium through 2015-05-15 and left the migration data file publicly reachable under uploads.
Exploitation context
The bundle supports remote unauthenticated information disclosure via direct file access. It does not show CISA KEV listing, confirmed active exploitation, public exploit use, or affected version details beyond the date cutoff.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE gives the vulnerable theme, date cutoff, sensitive fields, and direct-access condition, with Packet Storm as the external reference. There is no CVSS score, CWE mapping, CPE list, or patch statement in the supplied bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check vendor or theme-maintainer guidance for fixed versions or removal instructions.
- Remove exposed migration export files from public WordPress upload paths.
- Restrict direct web access to migration and backup artifacts.
- Rotate affected WordPress credentials if user data exposure is confirmed.
- Retire the theme if no maintained fixed version is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WordPress sites for GamesTheme Premium usage and theme version age.
- Check whether migration data files remain publicly reachable.
- Review web logs for requests to wp_users migration artifacts.
- Confirm no sensitive user exports exist under public upload directories.
- Verify credential resets for accounts present in exposed data.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131957/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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