Vulnerabilities / Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme / WPSEC-2026-0646
Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme <= 2.17.22 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Theme License Deactivation
Medium 4.3
CWE-862Fixed in 2.17.24
- ID
- WPSEC-2026-0646
- Plugin
- Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme (auxin-elements)
- Affected
- from 2.4.9 before 2.17.24
- Remediation
- Update to 2.17.24 or later.
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weakness
- CWE-862
- Usage
- Plugin Medium · Affected versions Medium among sites WPSec scans, 2026-10-08
- Attack surface
- Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme on WPSec AttackSurface
- Fix released
- Published
Description
The Shortcodes and extra features for Phlox theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the auxin_check_license_terms function in versions 2.4.9 up to, and including, 2.17.22. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete the stored Phlox Pro license data, which deactivates the theme license and its premium updates and demo imports until an administrator re-activates it.
References
- https://wpsec.com/vuln/WPSEC-2026-0646/
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/auxin-elements/tags/2.17.24/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/auxin-elements/
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