{"id":52419,"date":"2025-06-16T09:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T09:12:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T17:38:29","slug":"cve-2025-48129-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-spreadsheet-price-changer-for-woocommerce-and-wp-e-commerce-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48129-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-spreadsheet-price-changer-for-woocommerce-and-wp-e-commerce-light\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-48129: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce \u2013 Light<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the world of cybersecurity, the discovery of a new vulnerability can be a game-changer, especially when it affects popular e-commerce platforms such as WooCommerce and WP E-commerce. The vulnerability in question, CVE-2025-48129, is one such instance. It pertains to an incorrect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23102-double-free-vulnerability-in-samsung-mobile-processors-leads-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58765\">privilege assignment vulnerability<\/a> in Holest Engineering Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce &#8211; Light. This issue is particularly concerning since it allows for privilege escalation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5527-critical-vulnerability-exposing-potential-system-compromise-in-tenda-rx3\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58716\">potentially leading to system compromise<\/a> or data leakage. Given the popularity of WooCommerce and WP E-commerce platforms, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21453-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-impacting-multiple-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58958\">impact of this vulnerability<\/a> is both widespread and significant.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-48129<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Remote<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21462-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59093\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3341536460\" 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-2025-48123-critical-code-injection-vulnerability-in-holest-engineering-spreadsheet-price-changer-for-woocommerce-and-wp-e-commerce-light\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60269\">Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce<\/a> | n\/a through 2.4.37<br \/>\nWP E-commerce &#8211; Light | n\/a through 2.4.37<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23974-incorrect-privilege-assignment-in-ifkooo-one-login-leads-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60236\">incorrect privilege assignment<\/a> in the Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and WP E-commerce &#8211; Light. The flaw allows an attacker with low-level user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13759-local-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-avira-prime-1-1-96-2\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59432\">privileges to escalate<\/a> their privileges. Once the attacker has escalated privileges, they have unauthorized access to functionalities and data, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-21460-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-guest-vm-buffer-processing-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58993\">leading to potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-217915054\" 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 the vulnerability might be exploited. In this case, an attacker could send a malicious payload through an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60237\">HTTP request<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/privilege_escalation_endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;user_privilege&quot;: &quot;admin&quot;,\n&quot;user_id&quot;: &quot;attacker&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the example above, the attacker is manipulating the user privilege parameter to gain admin access, exploiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30442-elevated-privilege-vulnerability-in-macos\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59355\">vulnerability to escalate their privileges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are urged to apply the vendor-provided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49002-critical-vulnerability-in-dataease-bypassing-patch-for-cve-2025-32966\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58959\">patch to fix this vulnerability<\/a> as soon as possible. If the patch is not immediately available, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80025\">users can use a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. Regularly updating and patching systems, as well as monitoring system logs for any unusual activity, can also help prevent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-7457-macos-authorization-model-exploit-leading-to-potential-mitm-attacks\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80024\">potential exploits<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the world of cybersecurity, the discovery of a new vulnerability can be a game-changer, especially when it affects popular e-commerce platforms such as WooCommerce and WP E-commerce. The vulnerability in question, CVE-2025-48129, is one such instance. It pertains to an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Holest Engineering Spreadsheet Price Changer for WooCommerce and [&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-52419","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\/52419","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=52419"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52419\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72446,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52419\/revisions\/72446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=52419"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=52419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}