CVE-2025-5288

CRITICAL

WP plugin <2.0.3 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform And Import Export In WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the process_handler() function in versions 1.0.0 to 2.0.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to POST an arbitrary import_api URL, import specially crafted JSON, and thereby create a new user with full Administrator privileges.

Exploits (2)

nomisec WORKING POC 3 stars

by Nxploited · poc

https://github.com/Nxploited/CVE-2025-5288

View Code ZIP pw:eip

github WORKING POC

by Boshe99 · pythonpoc

https://github.com/Boshe99/CVE-Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2025-5288

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (3)

[Product] https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-export-with-custom-rest-api/tags/2.0.3/backend/methods/wot-rapi-import-functions.php#L123

[Product] https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-export-with-custom-rest-api/#developers

[Third Party Advisory] https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e2774fc-f028-436c-a8af-3c17378b9743?source=cve

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.0070

EPSS Percentile 72.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-862

Status published

Products (1)

weboccults/REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform And Import Export In WP 1.0.0 - 2.0.3

Published Jun 13, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026