Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-4317

The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the thegem_get_logo_url() function in all versions up to, and includin

Published May 13, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · CodexThemes TheGem

Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.2%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor CodexThemes TheGem 0 ≤5.10.3

The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the thegem_get_logo_url() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Technical analysis

Mechanism and impact are interpreted from ingested advisories — not independent exploit research.

  • CWE classification

    No CWE identifiers stored yet.

  • Prerequisites and impact

    Follow the original vendor advisory for access prerequisites and impact. This catalog does not invent exploit conditions.

How to fix CVE-2025-4317

What to do

Three reads of the same public record: the decision, the versions on file, and the signals. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch. This page does not publish exploit steps.

Executive

This is a public record, not a confirmed incident. CVE-2025-4317 is a high issue in CodexThemes TheGem (CVSS 8.8). CISA does not currently list it as known exploited. Next step: Compare installed versions with the linked vendor advisory before changing production.

System administrator

Check whether CodexThemes TheGem is installed. Ranges on record: CodexThemes TheGem 0 ≤5.10.3 (0 ≤5.10.3). Compare installed versions with the linked vendor advisory before changing production.

Security analyst

CVSS 8.8. EPSS 1.2%. CISA does not currently list it as known exploited. Weaknesses: not classified. Sources: cve_org, epss, euvd. Exploit links, when listed below, point at the original publisher.

Related intelligence

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the thegem_get_logo_url() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the thegem_get_logo_url() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible.

Affected versions

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  • vendor CodexThemes TheGem 0 ≤5.10.30 ≤5.10.3

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-4317

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-4317

    30-day exploitation probability 1.2%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-14370

    The TheGem theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the thegem_get_logo_url() function in all versions up to, and including, 5.10.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and abov

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.