CVE-2025-3437
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on several functions in the ajax_actions.php file in versions up to 1.4.66. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on April 8, 2025, and has been assigned CVE-2025-3437 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks in the ajax_actions.php file. The issue has been rated with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.3 MEDIUM (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862: Missing Authorization (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to execute several initial set-up actions that should be restricted to administrators. This could lead to unauthorized modification of plugin settings and configurations (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.4.67 of the plugin. Users are advised to update to this version which includes security fixes and proper authorization checks (WordPress Changelog).

Additional resources


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