CVE-2025-6042: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in pebas Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme
The Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to the plugin assigning the editor role by default. While limitations with respect to capabilities are put in place, use of the API is not restricted. This vulnerability can be leveraged together with CVE-2025-6038 to obtain admin privileges.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Lisfinity Core plugin for the pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme improperly manages privileges by assigning the editor role by default while failing to restrict API access. This improper privilege management (CWE-269) allows an attacker to escalate privileges. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.4.0 and can be chained with CVE-2025-6038 to achieve admin-level access. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.3, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges from no access to editor-level access and potentially to administrator-level access when combined with CVE-2025-6038. This can lead to unauthorized changes, data exposure, and disruption of the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. Consider restricting access to the plugin's API endpoints and reviewing user roles and permissions as temporary mitigations. Avoid combining this vulnerability with CVE-2025-6038 by addressing the latter if possible.
CVE-2025-6042: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in pebas Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme
Description
The Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to the plugin assigning the editor role by default. While limitations with respect to capabilities are put in place, use of the API is not restricted. This vulnerability can be leveraged together with CVE-2025-6038 to obtain admin privileges.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Lisfinity Core plugin for the pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme improperly manages privileges by assigning the editor role by default while failing to restrict API access. This improper privilege management (CWE-269) allows an attacker to escalate privileges. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.4.0 and can be chained with CVE-2025-6038 to achieve admin-level access. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.3, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges from no access to editor-level access and potentially to administrator-level access when combined with CVE-2025-6038. This can lead to unauthorized changes, data exposure, and disruption of the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. Consider restricting access to the plugin's API endpoints and reviewing user roles and permissions as temporary mitigations. Avoid combining this vulnerability with CVE-2025-6038 by addressing the latter if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-12T20:43:29.943Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68ef32334e16767881e4a823
Added to database: 10/15/2025, 5:33:39 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:35:01 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 5:57:33 AM
Views: 188
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