{"id":38875,"date":"2025-05-17T11:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T11:18:49","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-29T02:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:50:30","slug":"cve-2025-3876-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3876-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-3876: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WooCommerce Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is riddled with potential threats and vulnerabilities, and one such vulnerability has been identified in the SMS Alert Order Notifications &#8211; WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability is tagged as CVE-2025-3876 and affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 3.8.1. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47462-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-ohidul-islam-challan-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43648\">vulnerability pertains to Privilege<\/a> Escalation due to inadequate user OTP validation, making it a potent risk for businesses and organizations utilizing the WooCommerce plugin for their WordPress websites.<br \/>\nThe CVE-2025-3876 vulnerability is of significant concern due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4372-webaudio-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-a-potential-gateway-to-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43785\">potential for system compromise or data<\/a> leakage. Given that millions of e-commerce websites use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4335-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-multiple-addresses-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43713\">WooCommerce plugin<\/a>, this vulnerability could have far-reaching implications if left unaddressed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-3876<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level Access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4347-d-link-router-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43604\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-936468979\" 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: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\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: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\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: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47682-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-woocommerce-s-sms-alert-order-notifications-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45871\">SMS Alert Order Notifications<\/a> &#8211; WooCommerce plugin for WordPress | All versions up to and including 3.8.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-3876 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40566-severe-user-session-vulnerability-in-simatic-pcs-neo-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"48858\">vulnerability arises from insufficient user<\/a> OTP validation in the handleWpLoginCreateUserAction() function of the WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. This loophole allows an attacker, who has Subscriber-level access, to impersonate any account by simply supplying its username or email.<br \/>\nThe attacker can then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22477-elevation-of-privileges-vulnerability-in-dell-storage-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43899\">elevate their privileges<\/a> to that of an administrator. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3852-wpshop-2-e-commerce-plugin-privilege-escalation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43709\">privilege escalation<\/a> gives the attacker full administrative access to the WordPress website, thus paving the way for potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1894188574\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This pseudocode represents an HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47533-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-iqonic-design-graphina\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44198\">request to the vulnerable<\/a> endpoint:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/handleWpLoginCreateUserAction() HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;username&quot;: &quot;target-username-or-email&quot;,\n&quot;OTP&quot;: &quot;any-OTP-value&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker with Subscriber-level access sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4829-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"52884\">POST request<\/a> to the handleWpLoginCreateUserAction() function. They provide a target username or email and any OTP value, due to the insufficient OTP validation, this results in gaining the same <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=\"52883\">privileges as the targeted user<\/a>. If the targeted user is an administrator, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77753\">attacker now has administrative access<\/a> to the website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate the CVE-2025-3876 vulnerability, apply the patch provided by the vendor. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation measure. However, these should not replace the necessity of patching the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86456\">system as soon as possible<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is riddled with potential threats and vulnerabilities, and one such vulnerability has been identified in the SMS Alert Order Notifications &#8211; WooCommerce plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability is tagged as CVE-2025-3876 and affects all versions of the plugin up to and including 3.8.1. The vulnerability pertains to Privilege Escalation due to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[76],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-38875","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-privilege-escalation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38875","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38875"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38875\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79250,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38875\/revisions\/79250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38875"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=38875"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=38875"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}