Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-59563 is a high-severity privilege escalation issue in the WordPress Sonaar theme through version 4.27.4. A subscriber-level user may be able to gain higher privileges, creating risk of site takeover, data exposure, or content manipulation.
Executive priority
Prioritize affected public WordPress sites because a low-privileged account could lead to broad compromise. Treat this as urgent where customer accounts, registrations, or shared contributor access exist.
Technical view
The source describes subscriber privilege escalation in Sonaar <= 4.27.4, mapped to CWE-266. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, and no user interaction required. The bundle does not provide exploit mechanics or a confirmed fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running the Sonaar theme at version 4.27.4 or earlier, especially where subscriber accounts exist or registration is enabled. The source bundle does not identify CPEs or other affected products.
Exploitation context
CISA KEV status is false in the provided bundle, and no cited source confirms active exploitation. The risk remains material because exploitation requires only low privileges and no user interaction, according to the CVSS vector.
Researcher notes
The available public detail is sparse: the bundle confirms product, affected version ceiling, CVSS, CWE, and Patchstack reference, but not root cause, endpoint, exploit status, or fixed version. Avoid assuming broader Sonaar products are affected.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Sonaar theme and installed version.
- Check Sonaar or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release and update promptly.
- If no fixed release is available, disable or replace the theme temporarily.
- Limit subscriber account creation and remove unnecessary low-privileged accounts.
- Review recent administrator, editor, and role changes for suspicious activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether each WordPress site uses Sonaar version 4.27.4 or earlier.
- Verify public registration and subscriber account exposure on affected sites.
- Review WordPress user audit logs for unexpected privilege changes.
- Confirm remediation by rechecking the installed theme version after update or removal.
- Monitor vendor and Patchstack entries for updated fix details.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/sonaar/vulnerability/wordpress-sonaar-theme-4-27-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Incorrect Privilege Assignment represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.