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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-3101
CVE-2025-3101:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The Configurator Theme Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.7. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on April 24, 2025. The plugin affects WordPress installations using the Configurator WooCommerce theme (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from improper validation of user meta fields prior to updating them in the database. This security flaw has been assigned CVE-2025-3101 and received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to escalate their privileges to Administrator level. This could result in complete compromise of affected WordPress installations, as attackers could gain full administrative control of the website (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Website administrators should immediately update the Configurator Theme Core plugin to a version newer than 1.4.7 when available. Until a patch is released, it is recommended to review and restrict user roles and permissions to minimize potential exposure (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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