CVE-2025-3105: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in TangibleWP Vehica Core
The Vehica Core plugin for WordPress, used by the Vehica - Car Dealer & Listing WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.97. This is due to the plugin not properly validating user meta fields prior to updating them in the database. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change escalate their privileges to Administrator.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Vehica Core plugin for WordPress suffers from improper privilege management (CWE-269) due to insufficient validation of user meta fields before database updates. This vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with low-level privileges (Subscriber and above) to escalate their privileges to Administrator. It affects all versions up to 1.0.97 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by the vendor.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher to gain Administrator privileges. This can lead to full control over the affected WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, install malicious plugins, and compromise site integrity and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user registrations and carefully monitor user roles and permissions. Limit access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Vehica Core plugin if possible to reduce risk.
CVE-2025-3105: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in TangibleWP Vehica Core
Description
The Vehica Core plugin for WordPress, used by the Vehica - Car Dealer & Listing WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.97. This is due to the plugin not properly validating user meta fields prior to updating them in the database. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change escalate their privileges to Administrator.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Vehica Core plugin for WordPress suffers from improper privilege management (CWE-269) due to insufficient validation of user meta fields before database updates. This vulnerability enables authenticated attackers with low-level privileges (Subscriber and above) to escalate their privileges to Administrator. It affects all versions up to 1.0.97 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation guidance has been provided yet by the vendor.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher to gain Administrator privileges. This can lead to full control over the affected WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, install malicious plugins, and compromise site integrity and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict user registrations and carefully monitor user roles and permissions. Limit access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the Vehica Core plugin if possible to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-01T22:33:18.158Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 699f6b29b7ef31ef0b54ecaf
Added to database: 2/25/2026, 9:35:37 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:27:44 PM
Last updated: 4/12/2026, 6:19:00 PM
Views: 18
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