CVE-2025-6038
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with Subscriber-level access or higher to change passwords of any user, including administrators, without proper identity verification. All WordPress sites using the Lisfinity Core plugin version 1.4.0 or earlier are affected. Attackers can gain administrative privileges by resetting admin passwords.
💻 Affected Systems
- Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin for pebas® Lisfinity 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 administrative access, install backdoors, steal sensitive data, deface the site, or use it for further attacks.
Likely Case
Attackers escalate privileges to administrator level, modify site content, install malicious plugins, or access sensitive user data.
If Mitigated
Limited impact if strong network segmentation, monitoring, and user access controls are in place to detect and contain unauthorized password changes.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once an attacker has a valid user account.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 1.4.0
Vendor Advisory: https://themeforest.net/item/lisfinity-classified-ads-wordpress-theme/26342611
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update the Lisfinity Core plugin to the latest version (above 1.4.0). 2. Verify the update in WordPress admin panel under Plugins. 3. Test password change functionality to ensure proper authorization checks.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Lisfinity Core plugin until patched.
wp plugin deactivate lisfinity-core
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registrations to prevent attackers from creating accounts.
Update WordPress Settings > General: Membership = 'Anyone can register' to unchecked
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit WordPress admin interface exposure.
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for user password change events and investigate anomalies.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins for Lisfinity Core plugin version 1.4.0 or earlier.Check Version:
wp plugin get lisfinity-core --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is above 1.4.0 and test password change functionality with non-admin users to ensure they cannot change other users' passwords.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple password reset attempts for different users from single accounts
- User role changes from subscriber to administrator
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST requests to password update endpoints from non-admin users
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND (event="password_reset" OR event="profile_update") AND user_role="subscriber" AND target_user_role="administrator"