CVE-2025-11522

CVE-2025-11522: critical vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2025-11522CVSS 9.8CMS

CVE-2025-11522

CVE-2025-11522: critical vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
41.22%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
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What is known

The Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This is due to insufficient user validation in the search_and_go_elated_check_facebook_user() function This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain access to other user's accounts, including administrators, when Facebook login is enabled. CVE-2025-62064 is likely a duplicate of this CVE.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-11522, a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) affecting the affected product, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether the affected product is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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