---
id: CVE-2025-9194
title: >-
  The Constructor theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification
  of data due to a missing capability check on the clean() function in all
  versions up to, and including, 1.6.5
summary: >-
  The Constructor theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification
  of data due to a missing capability check on the clean() function in all
  versions up to, and including, 1.6.5. This makes it possible for authenticated
  attack…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-10-03'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:10:00.563'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9194'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://themes.svn.wordpress.org/constructor/1.6.5/libs/Constructor/Ajax.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9c479fc-2e98-4851-a36c-2fd219e750ed?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00195
epssPercentile: 0.08443
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T22:11:53.765Z'
---

## Overview

The Constructor theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the clean() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to trigger a theme clean.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.