javothemes Javo Core Plugin up to 3.0.0.080 on WordPress privileges management

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A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in javothemes Javo Core Plugin up to 3.0.0.080 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-0177. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in javothemes Javo Core Plugin up to 3.0.0.080 on WordPress and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released by Tonn. The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0177 since 01/02/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 03/08/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• javothemes

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• Javo Core Plugin

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• 3.0.0.080

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