CVE-2025-15096
📋 TL;DR
The Videospirecore Theme Plugin for WordPress has an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to change any user's email address, including administrators. This enables account takeover through password reset mechanisms. All WordPress sites using this plugin version 1.0.6 or earlier are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Videospirecore Theme Plugin for WordPress
⚠️ 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 compromise where attackers gain administrative access, install backdoors, deface the site, steal sensitive data, and potentially pivot to other systems.
Likely Case
Attackers compromise administrator accounts to gain full control over the WordPress site, modify content, install malicious plugins, and steal user data.
If Mitigated
Attackers can only change email addresses but cannot complete account takeover due to additional authentication requirements or monitoring.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker has any valid user account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.7 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://themeforest.net/item/videospire-video-streaming-ott-platform-wordpress-theme/39243225
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find Videospirecore Theme Plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and delete the plugin immediately.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
linuxTemporarily deactivate the Videospirecore Theme Plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate videospirecore-theme
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from creating accounts
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove the plugin completely and use alternative functionality
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious user update requests
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Videospirecore Theme Plugin version. If version is 1.0.6 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get videospirecore-theme --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify plugin version shows 1.0.7 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple email change requests from single user account
- User role escalation events
- Password reset requests for admin accounts
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to user profile update endpoints without proper authorization checks
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="profile_update" OR event="user_email_change") AND user_role="subscriber"