{"id":59946,"date":"2025-08-07T02:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:13:52","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-04T23:55:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T05:55:51","slug":"cve-2025-5954-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wordpress-service-finder-sms-system-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5954-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wordpress-service-finder-sms-system-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5954: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WordPress Service Finder SMS System Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-5954 is a serious security flaw found in the Service Finder SMS System plugin for WordPress. This plugin, popular among WordPress users, has a vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through account takeover. This flaw affects all versions of the plugin up to, and including, 2.0.0. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8060-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac23-leading-to-stack-based-buffer-overflow\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67891\">vulnerability matters because it can potentially lead<\/a> to a full system compromise or data leakage, posing a significant risk to WordPress sites that utilize this plugin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5954<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS: 9.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8040-memory-safety-bugs-causing-potential-system-compromise-in-firefox-and-thunderbird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71224\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2498875338\" 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>Service Finder SMS <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7384-php-object-injection-vulnerability-in-wordpress-plugin-leads-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79014\">System for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 2.0.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability lies in the aonesms_fn_savedata_after_signup() function of the Service Finder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7692-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-orion-login-with-sms-plugin-for-wordpress\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69959\">SMS System plugin<\/a>, which does not restrict user role selection at the time of registration. This allows an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6441-unauthenticated-login-token-generation-vulnerability-in-webinarignition-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68906\">unauthenticated attacker to register as an administrator user on the WordPress<\/a> site. Once registered as an administrator, the attacker gains full access to the WordPress site and can perform any action, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7793-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh451-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"68509\">leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1881151410\" 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 the vulnerability might be exploited. This is a sample HTTP POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-36845-server-side-request-forgery-ssrf-vulnerability-in-eveo-urve-web-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"70661\">request that an attacker might send to exploit the vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-json\/aonesms\/v1\/register HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;user_login&quot;: &quot;attacker&quot;,\n&quot;user_pass&quot;: &quot;password&quot;,\n&quot;user_email&quot;: &quot;attacker@example.com&quot;,\n&quot;role&quot;: &quot;administrator&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker is registering a new user with the username &#8220;attacker&#8221;, password &#8220;password&#8221;, and email &#8220;attacker@example.com&#8221; with the role of &#8220;administrator&#8221;. This request bypasses the intended registration process and directly assigns the attacker the role of an administrator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To mitigate this vulnerability, it is recommended that users apply the vendor patch once it becomes available. Until then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50738-memos-application-vulnerability-allows-for-unauthorized-user-information-disclosure\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"69960\">users may choose to implement a Web Application<\/a> Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary workaround. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52376-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-nexxt-solutions-ncm-x1800-mesh-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"75465\">solutions can detect and prevent attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, they are not permanent solutions and do not fix the underlying issue within the plugin. Users should apply the vendor patch as soon as possible for lasting protection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-5954 is a serious security flaw found in the Service Finder SMS System plugin for WordPress. This plugin, popular among WordPress users, has a vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation through account takeover. This flaw affects all versions of the plugin up to, and including, 2.0.0. 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