Privilege escalation in Javothemes Javo Core
CVE-2025-0177
The Javo Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0.080. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (34.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Javothemes Javo Core — versions 0
- Javothemes Javo_core
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
- security@wordfence.com (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-0177?
- CVE-2025-0177 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Javothemes Javo Core, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-0177?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-0177 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.