CVE-2025-5117: Property (WordPress plugin) · Missing Authorization
Affects Property (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 11:07 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 May 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| themeglow Property – Real Estate Directory Listing | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Immediately restrict Author-level and higher user permissions to trusted users only until a patch is available.
- Monitor and audit user roles and package posts for suspicious changes, especially those assigning administrator roles via property_package_user_role metadata.
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block attempts to manipulate the property_package_user_role field or unusual PayPal registration form submissions.
- Disable or remove the Property – Real Estate Directory Listing plugin if not essential, or downgrade user roles to below Author if possible.
- Follow themeglow’s official channels for patch releases and apply updates promptly once available.
- Conduct regular security reviews and penetration tests focusing on privilege escalation vectors in WordPress plugins.
- Employ multi-factor authentication for all administrative accounts to reduce risk if privilege escalation occurs.
- Backup site data regularly to enable recovery in case of compromise.
Description
The Property plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the use of the property_package_user_role metadata in versions 1.0.5 to 1.0.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author‐level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator by creating a package post whose property_package_user_role is set to administrator and then submitting the PayPal registration form.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/df48f7f9-7bc9-4f9b-b9b5-6bfb86309030?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/property/tags/1.0.6/admin/pages/payment-inc/paypal-submit.php (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/property/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/property/tags/1.0.6/property.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3299714/ (opens in a new tab)