CVE-2025-0177: Javo Core <= 3.0.0.080 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in ajax_signup

9.8 CVSS

Description

The Javo Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0.080. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-0177

CVSS Base Severity: CRITICAL

CVSS Base Score: 9.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Affected Products

Vendor: javothemes

Product: Javo Core

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.17% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-06 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0177
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d636768-37b4-4343-9028-30e7b1f997f2?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/javo-directory-wordpress-theme/8390513#item-description__update-history

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