CVE-2023-32238: WordPress TheGem theme < 5.8.1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-12-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Vulnerability in CodexThemes TheGem (Elementor), CodexThemes TheGem (WPBakery).This issue affects TheGem (Elementor): from n/a before 5.8.1.1; TheGem (WPBakery): from n/a before 5.8.1.1.

Affected products

CodexThemes TheGem (Elementor): before 5.8.1.1 — fixed in 5.8.1.1
CodexThemes TheGem (WPBakery): before 5.8.1.1 — fixed in 5.8.1.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CodexThemes TheGem (Elementor) 5.8.1.1; CodexThemes TheGem (WPBakery) 5.8.1.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/thegem-elementor/vulnerability/wordpress-thegem-elementor-theme-5-7-2-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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