Privilege escalation in Pebas Lisfinity Core - Plugin Used For Pebas® WordPress Theme
CVE-2025-6042
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.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-6042?
- CVE-2025-6042 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pebas Lisfinity Core - Plugin Used For Pebas® WordPress Theme, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-10-15.
- How severe is CVE-2025-6042?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.