🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2025-1653

HIGH 8.8

Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

The Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the stm_listing_profile_edit AJAX action not having enough restriction on the user meta that can be updated. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

CWE CWE-266
Vendor stylemix
Product directory listings wordpress plugin – ulisting
Published Mar 15, 2025
Last Updated Apr 8, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

stylemix / Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing
0 ≤ 2.2.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4181b26e-89c7-4020-a3d4-29bdc88d7438?source=cve wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ulisting/

Credits

Nguyen Tan Phat