CVE-2025-3105
📋 TL;DR
The Vehica Core WordPress plugin has a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to elevate their privileges to Administrator. This occurs because the plugin fails to properly validate user meta fields before updating them in the database. All WordPress sites using the Vehica Core plugin up to version 1.0.97 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Vehica Core WordPress plugin
- Vehica - Car Dealer & Listing 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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
Attackers gain full administrative control over the WordPress site, allowing them to install malicious plugins/themes, modify content, steal data, or establish persistent backdoors.
Likely Case
Attackers with existing low-privilege accounts (Subscriber or higher) escalate to Administrator and compromise the site's integrity and data.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, unauthorized privilege changes are detected and blocked before significant damage occurs.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is technically simple once an attacker has a low-privilege account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.98 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://support.vehica.com/support/solutions/articles/101000393710
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update Vehica Core plugin to version 1.0.98 or higher via WordPress admin panel. 2. Verify update completes successfully. 3. Test user role functionality.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Vehica Core Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patching is possible.
wp plugin deactivate vehica-core
Restrict User Registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from creating low-privilege accounts.
Update WordPress Settings > General > Membership to uncheck 'Anyone can register'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict user role monitoring and alerting for privilege changes.
- Remove all non-essential user accounts and enforce strong authentication for remaining accounts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Vehica Core version. If version is 1.0.97 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get vehica-core --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify Vehica Core plugin version is 1.0.98 or higher in WordPress admin panel.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unexpected user role changes in WordPress logs
- Multiple failed login attempts followed by successful privilege escalation
Network Indicators:
- Unusual admin panel access from non-admin user IPs
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" (event="user_role_change" OR event="profile_update")