{"id":75965,"date":"2025-09-18T04:48:40","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T04:48:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T07:08:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T13:08:45","slug":"cve-2025-7049-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7049-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-wpgym-wordpress-gym-management-system-plugin\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-7049: Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WPGYM &#8211; WordPress Gym Management System Plugin<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the cybersecurity landscape, vulnerabilities can lead to devastating breaches if not addressed promptly. One such vulnerability currently posing a threat to WordPress sites is CVE-2025-7049. This severe flaw is present in the WPGYM &#8211; WordPress Gym <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-56216-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-hospital-management-system-4-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85941\">Management System<\/a> Plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 67.7.0. It allows for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27216-privilege-escalation-in-uisp-application-due-to-incorrect-permission-assignment\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84369\">privilege escalation<\/a> exploit that could enable an attacker to alter the details of any user, including system administrators. The implications of this can be far-reaching, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83804\">leading to system compromise and potential<\/a> data leakages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-7049<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.8\/10 on the CVSS scale)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Subscriber-level access)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9253-stack-based-buffer-overflow-on-linksys-wi-fi-range-extenders-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84200\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3588213243\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>WPGYM &#8211; WordPress Gym <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57151-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-complaint-management-system-2-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87778\">Management System<\/a> |  Up to and including 67.7.0<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from a lack of validation on a user-controlled key in the &#8216;MJ_gmgt_gmgt_add_user&#8217; function of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52122-critical-server-side-template-injection-ssti-vulnerability-in-freeform-plugin-for-craftcms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84043\">WPGYM<\/a> plugin. Attackers with mere subscriber-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7051-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-of-syslog-configuration-in-n-central\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84601\">access can exploit this flaw by manipulating<\/a> this key, allowing them to change the email, password, and other details of any user, including those with administrator privileges.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3166848237\" 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 pseudocode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49532-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86170\">illustrates how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=MJ_gmgt_gmgt_add_user HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/x-www-form-urlencoded\nuser_id=&lt;ADMIN_USER_ID&gt;&amp;email=&lt;ATTACKER_EMAIL&gt;&amp;password=&lt;ATTACKER_PASSWORD&gt;&amp;role=administrator<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9114-critical-arbitrary-user-password-change-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88268\">changes the email and password of an administrator-level user<\/a>, potentially granting them full control over the victim&#8217;s WordPress site.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is essential that users of the affected WPGYM &#8211; WordPress Gym Management <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27215-unauthorized-system-modification-vulnerability-in-unifi-display-cast-devices\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84870\">System<\/a> plugin promptly apply the vendor&#8217;s patch to fix this vulnerability. For temporary mitigation, users may employ Web Application Firewalls (WAF) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS). However, these are not permanent solutions and can only offer limited protection. The most effective defense against this exploit is to update the plugin as soon as a patch is available.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the cybersecurity landscape, vulnerabilities can lead to devastating breaches if not addressed promptly. One such vulnerability currently posing a threat to WordPress sites is CVE-2025-7049. This severe flaw is present in the WPGYM &#8211; WordPress Gym Management System Plugin, affecting all versions up to and including 67.7.0. 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