CVE-2025-6994: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in SmartDataSoft Reveal Listing
The Reveal Listing plugin by smartdatasoft for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.3. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role or by supplying 'listing_user_role' field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-6994 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Reveal Listing WordPress plugin by SmartDataSoft. The issue arises because the plugin permits new account registrants to specify their user role via the 'listing_user_role' field without proper validation or restrictions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create accounts with elevated privileges, including administrator roles, leading to full control over the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 3.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting network exploitable, no user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level privileges on vulnerable WordPress sites running the Reveal Listing plugin, resulting in complete compromise of the site. This includes full access to site data, ability to modify or delete content, and potentially disrupt site availability. The critical CVSS score (9.8) confirms the high severity and impact of this vulnerability.
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 disable the Reveal Listing plugin or restrict user registration functionality to trusted users only. Monitor official SmartDataSoft channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2025-6994: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in SmartDataSoft Reveal Listing
Description
The Reveal Listing plugin by smartdatasoft for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.3. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role or by supplying 'listing_user_role' field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-6994 is a critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the Reveal Listing WordPress plugin by SmartDataSoft. The issue arises because the plugin permits new account registrants to specify their user role via the 'listing_user_role' field without proper validation or restrictions. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create accounts with elevated privileges, including administrator roles, leading to full control over the affected WordPress site. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 3.3. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8, reflecting network exploitable, no user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official fix is currently documented.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated attackers to gain administrator-level privileges on vulnerable WordPress sites running the Reveal Listing plugin, resulting in complete compromise of the site. This includes full access to site data, ability to modify or delete content, and potentially disrupt site availability. The critical CVSS score (9.8) confirms the high severity and impact of this vulnerability.
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 disable the Reveal Listing plugin or restrict user registration functionality to trusted users only. Monitor official SmartDataSoft channels for updates and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-07-01T21:35:42.219Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6892d3e8ad5a09ad00edee9a
Added to database: 8/6/2025, 4:02:48 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 10:42:30 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 6:38:21 AM
Views: 161
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