{"id":70777,"date":"2025-09-03T17:39:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T19:26:02","slug":"cve-2025-49388-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-miraculous-core-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49388-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-miraculous-core-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-49388: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Miraculous Core Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This blog post will focus on an important and serious cybersecurity vulnerability, CVE-2025-49388, which involves the incorrect privilege assignment in the Miraculous Core Plugin. This vulnerability can potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage when exploited. The Miraculous Core Plugin, which is affected from all versions up to 2.0.7, is widely used, and this makes the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44658-serious-php-fpm-misconfiguration-vulnerability-in-netgear-rax30\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78867\">vulnerability a serious<\/a> concern to a large number of users. It&#8217;s crucial for users and administrators who rely on this plugin to understand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54952-severe-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-executorch-models\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78411\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, how it can be exploited, and the necessary steps to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-49388<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Score 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78494\">system compromise<\/a> and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-401636815\" 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>Miraculous Core Plugin | All versions up to 2.0.7<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability is caused by an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27446-incorrect-permission-assignment-for-critical-resource-in-apache-apisix\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78642\">incorrect privilege assignment<\/a> in the Miraculous Core Plugin. This allows a malicious user to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4796-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-eventin-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78643\">escalate their privileges<\/a>, gaining access to functionality and data that should be restricted. The attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52797-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability-in-josepsitjar-storymap\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79379\">vulnerability by sending specially crafted network requests<\/a> to the affected system, manipulating the system into granting higher-level privileges than intended. This elevated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53763-improper-access-control-in-azure-databricks-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79820\">access can then be used to compromise the system<\/a> or leak sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3838754889\" 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 is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited, using a malicious HTTP request:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/miraculous-core-plugin\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;privilege_override&quot;: &quot;admin&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6459-ads-pro-plugin-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92081\">request to the endpoint of the Miraculous Core Plugin<\/a>. They include a JSON payload with a `privilege_override` parameter set to `admin`. If the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41531-sql-injection-vulnerabilities-in-hospital-management-system-v4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78700\">system is vulnerable<\/a>, it may incorrectly assign the attacker admin-level privileges based on this request.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users are strongly advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86429\">possible to fix this vulnerability<\/a>. 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. These <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30405-executorch-integer-overflow-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78709\">systems can detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are only temporary measures and the vendor patch should be applied to fully address the issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This blog post will focus on an important and serious cybersecurity vulnerability, CVE-2025-49388, which involves the incorrect privilege assignment in the Miraculous Core Plugin. This vulnerability can potentially lead to a system compromise or data leakage when exploited. The Miraculous Core Plugin, which is affected from all versions up to 2.0.7, is widely used, [&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-70777","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\/70777","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=70777"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85288,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70777\/revisions\/85288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=70777"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=70777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}