CVE-2025-12981: Listee (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management
Affects Listee (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 50% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dreamstechnologiesListee | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to avoid using the Listee theme versions up to 1.1.6 or disable the listee-core plugin's user registration functionality if possible. Monitor official channels from dreamstechnologies for updates and patches addressing this vulnerability.
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.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d534feae-d1b7-4544-b1c5-c23f37dd5bab?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- themeforest.net/item/listee-classified-ads-wordpress-theme/44526956 (opens in a new tab)
- themes.trac.wordpress.org/browser/listee/1.1.5/listee-core/includes/listee-core-users.php (opens in a new tab)
- listee-wp.dreamstechnologies.com/documentation/changelog.html (opens in a new tab)