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CVE-2025-12981

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.57%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2026-02-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects WordPress. Exploitation may require the attacker to be authenticated.

CVE
CVE-2025-12981
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.57%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The Listee theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to a broken validation check in the bundled listee-core plugin's user registration function that fails to properly sanitize the user_role parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register as Administrator by manipulating the user_role parameter during registration.