{"id":50944,"date":"2025-06-10T19:19:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T19:19:17","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-07-10T23:24:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T05:24:28","slug":"cve-2025-5482-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-sunshine-photo-cart-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5482-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-sunshine-photo-cart-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-5482: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Sunshine Photo Cart Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The CVE-2025-5482 vulnerability is a serious privilege escalation flaw found in the Sunshine Photo Cart: Free Client Photo Galleries for Photographers plugin for WordPress. This vulnerability affects all versions of the plugin up to, and including, 3.4.11. The vulnerability arises from the plugin’s failure to properly validate a user-supplied key, enabling an attacker to gain unauthorized access<\/a> to a user’s account.
\nThis vulnerability matters because it potentially<\/a> impacts a large number of WordPress websites that utilize the Sunshine Photo Cart plugin. If successfully exploited, an attacker could gain administrative access to a website, leading to potential system compromise or data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-5482
\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access and above)
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: System compromise and potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Sunshine Photo Cart Plugin for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 3.4.11<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The exploit takes advantage of the plugin’s inadequate user-supplied key validation<\/a>. An attacker, with at least Subscriber-level access, can manipulate the password reset<\/a> functionality to change arbitrary user’s passwords, including administrators. This allows the attacker to reset the user’s password and gain unauthorized access<\/a> to their account.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

Consider the following conceptual HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n

POST \/wp-json\/sunshine\/v1\/reset-password HTTP\/1.1\nHost: victimwebsite.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n\"user_id\": \"1\",\n\"new_password\": \"malicious_password\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, an attacker sends a POST request<\/a> to the ‘reset-password’ endpoint with a JSON payload containing the user_id of the target (in this case, the administrator with user_id “1”) and a new_password to replace the existing one. The server, failing to properly validate the request, processes the request and resets the user’s password, granting the attacker access to the account<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users affected by this vulnerability<\/a> are advised to apply the vendor patch that has been released to address this issue. If a patch cannot be promptly applied, consider using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation. Regularly update and patch all systems and plugins to avoid similar vulnerabilities<\/a> in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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