CVE-2025-7718
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to change arbitrary users' email addresses, including administrators, in the Resideo WordPress plugin. Attackers can then trigger password resets to take over accounts. All WordPress sites using Resideo Real Estate Theme plugin versions up to 2.5.4 are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Resideo Plugin for Resideo - Real Estate 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 compromise with administrative account takeover leading to data theft, defacement, malware injection, and lateral movement to other systems.
Likely Case
Administrative account takeover resulting in unauthorized content changes, plugin/theme modifications, and potential data exfiltration.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper access controls, monitoring, and network segmentation preventing lateral movement.
🎯 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 2.5.4
Vendor Advisory: https://themeforest.net/item/resideo-real-estate-wordpress-theme/27791406
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins. 3. Find 'Resideo Plugin for Resideo - Real Estate WordPress Theme'. 4. Update to latest version. 5. Verify update completed successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate the Resideo plugin until patching is possible
wp plugin deactivate resideo-plugin
Restrict user registration
allDisable new user registration to prevent attackers from obtaining initial access
Settings > General > Membership: Uncheck 'Anyone can register'
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict access controls and monitor for suspicious email change requests
- Deploy web application firewall rules to block email modification requests to vulnerable endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Resideo Plugin version. If version is 2.5.4 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=resideo --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is higher than 2.5.4 in WordPress admin panel and test email change functionality with non-admin accounts.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual email change requests in WordPress logs
- Multiple password reset requests for administrative accounts
- User role escalation events
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with email modification parameters
- Unusual patterns of password reset emails
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" (action="profile_update" OR action="password_reset") AND (user_role="subscriber" OR user_role="contributor")