{"id":64010,"date":"2025-08-12T21:01:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-21T05:20:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T11:20:43","slug":"cve-2025-6994-privilege-escalation-in-reveal-listing-plugin-for-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6994-privilege-escalation-in-reveal-listing-plugin-for-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-6994: Privilege Escalation in Reveal Listing Plugin for WordPress<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

The world of cybersecurity is constantly evolving with new threats appearing every day. One such threat, identified as CVE-2025-6994, is a serious vulnerability affecting the Reveal Listing plugin by smartdatasoft for WordPress. This vulnerability has a significant impact, potentially leading to system compromise<\/a> or data leakage. It is a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows unauthenticated<\/a> users to assign themselves the administrator role. The severity of this vulnerability underlines the importance of robust security practices for all users and organizations that use the affected plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

CVE ID: CVE-2025-6994
\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS v3.1: 9.8)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: System compromise<\/a>, data leakage<\/p>\n

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

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

Reveal Listing Plugin for WordPress<\/a> | Up to and including 3.3<\/p>\n

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

The vulnerability arises from the Reveal Listing plugin<\/a> allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role by supplying the ‘listing_user_role’ field. This, in turn, makes it possible for an unauthenticated attacker<\/a> to create an account with an administrator role. Once an attacker has an administrator account, they can potentially compromise the system<\/a> or leak sensitive data.<\/p>\n

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

Consider the following conceptual HTTP request that an attacker<\/a> could use to exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n

POST \/wp-register.php HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nusername=attacker&email=attacker@example.com&listing_user_role=administrator&password=attackerpassword<\/code><\/pre>\n
This example HTTP request is a registration request for a new user account. The attacker sets the ‘listing_user_role’ field to ‘administrator’, thus creating a new user account with administrative privileges<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n
The recommended mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as a temporary mitigation.
\nIt is also crucial to follow best security practices such as limiting privileges<\/a> wherever possible, regularly updating and patching systems, and monitoring system logs for suspicious activity.
\nRemember, proactive defense is the best way to keep your systems secure<\/a>. Stay safe in the cyber world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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