Unrestricted File Upload in Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme (CVE-2025-30996)
Summary
Vulnerability in Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme (CVE-2025-30996). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Themify Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme, Themify Themify Newsy, Themify Themify Folo, Themify Themify Edmin, Themify Bloggie, Themify Photobox, Themify Wigi, Themify Rezo, Themify Slide allows Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server.This issue affects Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme: from n/a through 1.9.8; Themify Newsy: from n/a through 1.9.9; Themify Folo: from n/a through 1.9.6; Themify Edmin: from n/a through 2.0.0; Bloggie: from n/a through 2.0.8; Photobox: from n/a through 2.0.1; Wigi: from n/a through 2.0.1; Rezo: from n/a through 1.9.7; Slide: from n/a through 1.7.5.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-30996 has been found in Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.9/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme CVE-2025-30996" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-30996 (Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme) — CWE-434 / CVSS v3 9.9
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-434) exists in Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.9/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Themify Sidepane WordPress Theme を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。