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CVE-2025-1653

Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

Published: Mar 15, 2025Updated: Mar 28, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-266
8.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 60.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Workaround Only
Self-Check
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Description

The Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.7. This is due to the stm_listing_profile_edit AJAX action not having enough restriction on the user meta that can be updated. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-266NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

stylemixthemes
commercialaka stylemix themes, stylemixthemes.com
ulistingOn-premWeb App
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
stylemix
commercial
Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListingCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

Workaround Available
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References

https://wordpress.org/plugins/ulisting/
wordpress.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4181b26e-89c7-4020-a3d4-29bdc88d7438?source=cve
wordfence.com

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