CVE-2025-5288

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

The REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform And Import Export In WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the process_handler() function in versions 1.0.0 to 2.0.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to POST an arbitrary import_api URL, import specially crafted JSON, and thereby create a new user with full Administrator privileges.

Details CVE

Score CVSS v3.19.8

SeveriteCRITICAL

Vecteur CVSSCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vecteur d'attaqueNETWORK

ComplexiteLOW

Privileges requisNONE

Interaction utilisateurNONE

Publie6/13/2025

Derniere modification6/16/2025

Sourcenvd

Observations honeypot0

Faiblesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-export-with-custom-rest-api/tags/2.0.3/backend/methods/wot-rapi-import-functions.php#L123(security@wordfence.com)

https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-export-with-custom-rest-api/#developers(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e2774fc-f028-436c-a8af-3c17378b9743?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

Correlations IOC

Aucune correlation enregistree

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