CVE-2025-50007
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-50007 is a high-severity Incorrect Privilege Assignment (CWE-266) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068); ranked at the 32.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-6 (Least Privilege) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-50007 is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability (CWE-266) in the Jthemes xSmart WordPress theme, which allows privilege escalation. The issue affects xSmart versions from n/a through 1.2.9.4.
The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating it can be exploited remotely by an authenticated attacker with low privileges over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation enables high-impact disruption to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with unchanged scope, potentially allowing the attacker to escalate privileges within the WordPress environment.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/xsmart/vulnerability/wordpress-xsmart-theme-1-2-9-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this privilege escalation vulnerability in the xSmart theme version 1.2.9.4.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-4108
Vulnerability details
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jthemes xSmart xsmart allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects xSmart: from n/a through <= 1.2.9.4.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct match to Exploitation for Privilege Escalation via incorrect privilege assignment in authenticated WordPress context.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates CVE-2025-50007 by requiring timely remediation and patching of the vulnerable xSmart WordPress theme versions up to 1.2.9.4.
Enforces the principle of least privilege to prevent successful privilege escalation from low-privilege authenticated attackers exploiting incorrect privilege assignment.
Requires enforcement of approved access authorizations, countering the improper privilege assignments in the xSmart theme that enable escalation.