{"id":33928,"date":"2025-04-30T12:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T12:08:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-11T12:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T12:34:40","slug":"cve-2025-3101-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-configurator-theme-core-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3101-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-configurator-theme-core-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-3101: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Configurator Theme Core Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-3101 vulnerability poses a significant risk to all users of the Configurator Theme Core plugin for WordPress. This exploit allows authenticated attackers, even those with the most basic Subscriber-level access, to escalate their privileges to Administrator. Any website using all versions up to and including 1.4.7 of the plugin is at risk. The implications of an attacker gaining Administrator privileges on a website are enormous, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32849-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39119\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or extensive data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-3101<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3914-potential-arbitrary-file-uploads-and-system-compromise-in-aeropage-sync-for-airtable-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40711\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-113878807\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Configurator Theme <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2105-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-jupiter-x-core-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40710\">Core plugin<\/a> for WordPress | Up to and including 1.4.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-3101 vulnerability stems from the failure of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2594-critical-vulnerability-in-user-registration-membership-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40477\">Configurator Theme Core plugin<\/a> to properly validate user meta fields before updating them in the database. An attacker with at least Subscriber-level access can manipulate these fields and thereby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3761-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-my-tickets-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39992\">escalate their privileges<\/a> to the Administrator level. This privilege escalation can grant the attacker full control over the WordPress site, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32857-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-telecontrol-server-basic-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"39762\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2816298627\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of how an authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28233-incorrect-access-control-vulnerability-in-bw-broadcast-hardware\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"38519\">access might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>, sending a malicious HTTP POST request to a vulnerable endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-json\/configurator-theme-core\/v1\/update-user-meta HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;meta_key&quot;: &quot;wp_capabilities&quot;,\n&quot;meta_value&quot;: &quot;a:1:{s:13:\\&quot;administrator\\&quot;;b:1;}&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is updating the `wp_capabilities` meta field, essentially assigning themselves the &#8220;administrator&#8221; role on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2907-critical-vulnerability-in-order-delivery-date-wordpress-plugin-could-allow-full-site-takeover\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"41821\">WordPress site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To counter this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can offer temporary mitigation. These systems can help detect and block suspicious activity, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22636-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-vr-frases-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40200\">potentially preventing successful exploitation of the vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-3101 vulnerability poses a significant risk to all users of the Configurator Theme Core plugin for WordPress. This exploit allows authenticated attackers, even those with the most basic Subscriber-level access, to escalate their privileges to Administrator. Any website using all versions up to and including 1.4.7 of the plugin is at risk. 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