Platform < 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update
Published Jul 25, 2025
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.69%
Description
The Platform theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the *_ajax_save_options() function in all versions up to 1.4.4 (exclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Affected products
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- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<1.4.4
- Version
- < 1.4.4
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jul 25, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.69% (0.02689) | 85.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01730) | 74.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 21, 2026 | 73.53% (0.73530) | 98.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 10, 2026 | 67.45% (0.67451) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 21, 2025 | 63.41% (0.63414) | 98.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 18, 2025 | 69.71% (0.69713) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2025 | 61.86% (0.61862) | 98.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 64.58% (0.64575) | 98.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 8, 2025 | 60.10% (0.60103) | 98.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00054) | 16.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (3)
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/01/security-advisory-vulnerabilities-in-pagelinesplatform-theme-for-wordpress.html ExploitPress/Media CoverageTechnical Description
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_platform_exec.rb Exploit
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c16fab08-6b2c-433a-9105-fc15f5c52575?source=cve Third Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://blog.sucuri.net/2015/01/security-advisory-vulnerabilities-in-pagelinesplatform-theme-for-wordpress.html | ExploitPress/Media CoverageTechnical Description | |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/wp_platform_exec.rb | Exploit | |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c16fab08-6b2c-433a-9105-fc15f5c52575?source=cve | Third Party Advisory |
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