CVE-2025-12981: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in dreamstechnologies Listee
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-12981 is a critical vulnerability in the Listee WordPress theme (up to version 1.1.6) caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). The issue arises from a broken validation check in the listee-core plugin's user registration function, which fails to sanitize the user_role parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by registering as an Administrator. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting its ease of exploitation and severe impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables unauthenticated attackers to gain Administrator-level access to WordPress sites using the vulnerable Listee theme. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, allowing full control over the site and potentially leading to complete site takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. 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.
CVE-2025-12981: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in dreamstechnologies Listee
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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-12981 is a critical vulnerability in the Listee WordPress theme (up to version 1.1.6) caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). The issue arises from a broken validation check in the listee-core plugin's user registration function, which fails to sanitize the user_role parameter. This allows unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges by registering as an Administrator. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting its ease of exploitation and severe impact.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation enables unauthenticated attackers to gain Administrator-level access to WordPress sites using the vulnerable Listee theme. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system, allowing full control over the site and potentially leading to complete site takeover.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. 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.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-10T19:25:53.619Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69a1438e32ffcdb8a2fbeaf5
Added to database: 2/27/2026, 7:11:10 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:27:38 AM
Last updated: 4/15/2026, 1:25:31 PM
Views: 87
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