{"id":37948,"date":"2025-05-13T02:44:13","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T02:44:13","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-22T00:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T06:14:28","slug":"cve-2025-4335-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-multiple-addresses-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4335-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-multiple-addresses-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-4335: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Woocommerce Multiple Addresses Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The focus of this blog post is the recently identified vulnerability, CVE-2025-4335, that plagues the Woocommerce Multiple Addresses plugin for WordPress. This flaw can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to higher levels of the system. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2816-unauthorized-modification-vulnerability-in-page-view-count-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42722\">vulnerability specifically affects all versions of the plugin<\/a> up to and including 1.0.7.1. Given the widespread use of WordPress and the popularity of Woocommerce plugins, this vulnerability presents a significant risk to website owners and their users, potentially leading to system compromise or <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/chat.ameeba.com\"   title=\"data\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42653\">data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-4335<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/ameeba.com\"   title=\"Access\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42651\">Access<\/a>)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4050-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-devtools-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43105\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1888336605\" 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>Woocommerce <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13418-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-multiple-wordpress-plugins-and-themes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42930\">Multiple Addresses Plugin for WordPress<\/a> | All versions up to and including 1.0.7.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This exploit hinges on the insufficient restrictions placed on user meta that can be updated through the save_multiple_shipping_addresses() function in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4403-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-drag-and-drop-multiple-file-upload-for-woocommerce-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45245\">Woocommerce Multiple<\/a> Addresses plugin. As a result, an authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access or above can manipulate these meta to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22477-elevation-of-privileges-vulnerability-in-dell-storage-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43900\">elevate their privileges<\/a> to administrator level. This exploit does require user interaction, as the attacker must be authenticated and must actively manipulate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48340-critical-csrf-vulnerability-in-danny-vink-user-profile-meta-manager-allows-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52885\">user meta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2462165738\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5353-local-authenticated-attacker-exploit-in-ivanti-workspace-control\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90970\">attacker might exploit<\/a> this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=woocommerce_save_multiple_shipping_addresses HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;user_id&quot;: &quot;target_user_id&quot;,\n&quot;shipping_addresses&quot;: [\n{\n&quot;first_name&quot;: &quot;Attacker&quot;,\n&quot;last_name&quot;: &quot;Attacker&quot;,\n&quot;company&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n&quot;address_1&quot;: &quot;123 Malicious St&quot;,\n&quot;address_2&quot;: &quot;&quot;,\n&quot;city&quot;: &quot;Malicious&quot;,\n&quot;state&quot;: &quot;MS&quot;,\n&quot;postcode&quot;: &quot;12345&quot;,\n&quot;country&quot;: &quot;US&quot;,\n&quot;role&quot;: &quot;administrator&quot;\n}\n]\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is attempting to change their role from a subscriber to an administrator through the save_multiple_shipping_addresses() function.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, users are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the interim, using a Web Application <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\"   title=\"Firewall\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42652\">Firewall<\/a> (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. Regularly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/nist-updates-privacy-framework-new-cybersecurity-guidelines-and-their-implications\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47429\">updating and patching software is crucial in any cybersecurity<\/a> strategy, and this vulnerability underscores its importance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The focus of this blog post is the recently identified vulnerability, CVE-2025-4335, that plagues the Woocommerce Multiple Addresses plugin for WordPress. This flaw can lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to gain unauthorized access to higher levels of the system. The vulnerability specifically affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 1.0.7.1. 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