Overview
In the cybersecurity landscape, vulnerabilities within widely-used software platforms can pose significant threats to numerous users and organizations. One such vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-3053, has been identified within the UiPress lite | Effortless custom dashboards, admin themes and pages plugin for WordPress. This flaw, which has been given a severity score of 8.8, allows for Remote Code Execution (RCE) due to insufficient capability checks on user inputs in the uip_process_form_input() function. As WordPress is a popular content management system, this vulnerability could potentially affect a large number of websites and users.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-3053
Severity: High (CVSS Score – 8.8)
Attack Vector: Remote
Privileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access)
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Potential system compromise and data leakage
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Product | Affected Versions
UiPress lite | All versions up to and including 3.5.07
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability arises from the uip_process_form_input() function within the UiPress Lite plugin. This function takes user supplied inputs to execute arbitrary functions with arbitrary data, and does not have any sort of capability check. This flaw allows authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to execute arbitrary code on the server. This could potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage.
Conceptual Example Code
The following is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited:
POST /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
action=uip_process_form_input&function_to_execute=malicious_function&function_data=malicious_dataIn this example, the “malicious_function” and “malicious_data” would be replaced by the attacker’s desired function and data, which could lead to arbitrary code execution on the server.
Mitigation
Users of the UiPress Lite plugin are advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch as soon as possible, which addresses this vulnerability. As an interim solution, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) may provide some level of protection against potential exploits. However, these measures are not a substitute for applying the vendor’s patch, which should be done promptly to ensure security.