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CVE-2023-26540: WordPress Houzez theme <= 2.7.1 - Privilege Escalation

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Favethemes Houzez allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 2.7.1.

Affected products

• favethemes Houzez: before 2.7.2 — fixed in 2.7.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: favethemes Houzez 2.7.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez/wordpress-houzez-theme-2-7-1-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve
• https://patchstack.com/database/vulnerability/houzez/wordpress-houzez-theme-2-7-1-privilege-escalation?_s_id=cve

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