CVE-2025-5018: Hive Support <= 1.2.4 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization via hs_update_ai_chat_settings and hive_lite_support_get_all_binbox
Description
The Hive Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the hs_update_ai_chat_settings() and hive_lite_support_get_all_binbox() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.4. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read and overwrite the site’s OpenAI API key and inspection data or modify AI-chat prompts and behavior. This vulnerability is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2025-32208 or/and CVE-2025-32242.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-5018
CVSS Base Severity: HIGH
CVSS Base Score: 7.1
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Problem Types
CWE-862 Missing AuthorizationAffected Products
Vendor: hivesupport
Product: Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat & AI Chat Bot Plugin for WordPress
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 6.8% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-06-22 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5018https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/95c8722e-07c3-4728-8723-4d4a6188fe5e?source=cve
https://wordpress.org/plugins/hive-support/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hive-support/tags/1.2.4/backend/class-hive-support-ajax.php#L9