DesertThemes SoftMe Plugin up to 1.1.24 on WordPress authorization

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A vulnerability was found in DesertThemes SoftMe Plugin up to 1.1.24 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-58817. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in DesertThemes SoftMe Plugin up to 1.1.24 on WordPress and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in DesertThemes SoftMe allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects SoftMe: from n/a through 1.1.24.

The weakness was shared by Martino Spagnuolo. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-58817 since 09/05/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/05/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Vendor

• DesertThemes

Name

• SoftMe Plugin

Version

• 1.1.0
• 1.1.1
• 1.1.2
• 1.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.1.5
• 1.1.6
• 1.1.7
• 1.1.8
• 1.1.9
• 1.1.10
• 1.1.11
• 1.1.12
• 1.1.13
• 1.1.14
• 1.1.15
• 1.1.16
• 1.1.17
• 1.1.18
• 1.1.19
• 1.1.20
• 1.1.21
• 1.1.22
• 1.1.23
• 1.1.24

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