CVE-2025-4322: Motors <= 5.6.67 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Update/Account Takeover

9.8 CVSS

Description

The Motors theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.67. This is due to the theme not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user passwords, including those of administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-4322

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-620 Unverified Password Change

Affected Products

Vendor: StylemixThemes

Product: Motors - Car Dealer, Rental & Listing WordPress theme

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.1% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 28.22% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-05 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4322
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/61820ca5-5548-4155-b350-df3db1bc1661?source=cve
http://themeforest.net/item/motors-car-dealership-wordpress-theme/13987211

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