Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-69303

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published
20 February 2026
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0005 15.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69303 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.1th 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-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-69303 is a Missing Authorization vulnerability (CWE-862) in the ModelTheme Framework WordPress plugin (modeltheme-framework). It enables exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability affects all versions from n/a through less than 2.0.0 and was published on 2026-02-20T16:22:18.243. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), reflecting high confidentiality impact with no requirements for privileges or user interaction.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants access to sensitive data without impacting integrity or availability.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/modeltheme-framework/vulnerability/wordpress-modeltheme-framework-plugin-1-9-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the issue, specifically referencing version 1.9.2, and provides details on mitigation relevant to affected WordPress plugin installations.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in modeltheme ModelTheme Framework modeltheme-framework allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ModelTheme Framework: from n/a through < 2.0.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-862

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Missing authorization (CWE-862) in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote unauthenticated exploitation of internet-facing software to access sensitive data.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match
prevent

Directly mandates enforcement of approved authorizations for access to system resources, countering the missing authorization vulnerability in the plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, enabling patching of the vulnerable ModelTheme Framework versions to eliminate the access control gap.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match
prevent

Enforces least privilege to restrict unauthorized access even if plugin authorization checks are bypassed or misconfigured.

References