Privilege escalation in Stylemix Directory Listings WordPress Plugin – Ulisting
CVE-2025-1653
The Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the stm_listing_profile_edit AJAX action not having enough restriction on the user meta that can be updated. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4181b26e-89c7-4020-a3d4-29bdc… (Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- wordpress.org/plugins/ulisting/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1653?
- CVE-2025-1653 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stylemix Directory Listings WordPress Plugin – Ulisting, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1653?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1653 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.