CVE-2025-13680
📋 TL;DR
The Tiger WordPress theme contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to elevate their privileges to Administrator. This affects all WordPress sites using Tiger theme versions up to 101.2.1. Attackers can gain full administrative control over vulnerable WordPress installations.
💻 Affected Systems
- Tiger WordPress Theme
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete site takeover where attackers gain administrator access, install backdoors, steal sensitive data, deface the site, or use it for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers elevate privileges to administrator and install malicious plugins/themes, create hidden admin accounts, or modify site content.
If Mitigated
Attackers can still attempt exploitation but fail due to proper access controls or monitoring that detects privilege escalation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker has any valid user account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 101.2.1
Vendor Advisory: https://themeforest.net/item/tiger-social-network-theme-for-companies-professionals/16203995
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Appearance > Themes
3. Check for Tiger theme updates
4. Update to latest version
5. Verify theme version is above 101.2.1
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Tiger Theme
allSwitch to a different WordPress theme until patch can be applied
Restrict User Registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from creating accounts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role monitoring and alert on any role changes
- Apply WordPress security plugins that detect privilege escalation attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Appearance > Themes > Tiger theme version. If version is 101.2.1 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp theme list --field=name,version | grep -i tigerVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Tiger theme version is above 101.2.1 in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- WordPress user role change events
- Unexpected administrator account creation
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful login
Network Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to theme-specific admin-ajax endpoints with role modification parameters
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="user_role_changed" OR event="user_updated")