WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2025-4339 Deferred

TheGem: A security weakness

TheGem is affected by a security weakness. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 4.3 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.
Component
TheGem
Plugin slug
thegem
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
May 13, 2025
Weakness
CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

This CVE was published May 13, 2025 and is one of 6 known issues for this theme.

What to do

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update TheGem to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Source record

Technical description

The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the ajaxApi() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary theme options.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Primary and upstream sources