Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme <= 6.7.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via AJAX (CVE-2026-14805) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-14805

Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme <= 6.7.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via AJAX

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-14805 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme <= 6.7.16 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via AJAX. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps StylemixThemes/Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 15, 2026Source checked Sep 15, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 15, 2026Material review Sep 15, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps StylemixThemes/Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
StylemixThemes/Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Themegeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for StylemixThemes/Consulting - Business, Finance WordPress Theme.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 15, 2026
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Source modified
Sep 15, 2026
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First seen by HOL
Sep 15, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

The Consulting theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in versions up to, and including, 6.7.16. This is due to a combination of two flaws: (1) the masterstudy_ms_stm_set_discard_transient AJAX endpoint in admin/admin-notices/classes/STMHandler.php accepts an arbitrary transient key without capability checks or nonce validation, and (2) the developer access login mechanism in admin/classes/stm-theme-support.php authenticates users based on a transient value without proper cryptographic validation when in legacy string mode. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to set the stm_developer_access_token transient to a known value (1), then authenticate as any existing user including administrators by visiting a specially crafted URL, thereby achieving full privilege escalation to administrator.

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