TI-2025-01421 Aliases CVE-2025-1653 GHSA-32xh-7v7r-x3vh

Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing <= 2.2.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

MEDIUM 41CWE-266Published 2025-03-15 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-266.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00527 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
StylemixThemes	Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing	up to 2.2.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing VendorStylemixThemes Affected up to 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:ulisting::::::wordpress::*	up to 2.1.7	Vulnerable	StylemixThemes

cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:ulisting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 2.1.7 Vulnerable ·StylemixThemes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1653
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-32xh-7v7r-x3vh

References

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4181b26e-89c7-4020-a3d4-29bdc88d7438?source=cve

Other 1

https://wordpress.org/plugins/ulisting/

TI-2021-14971 WordPress uListing plugin <= 2.0.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-14972 WordPress uListing plugin <= 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-03238 uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Options Changes via wp_route CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-03227 uListing <= 1.6.6 - Missing Authorization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-03200 uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Account Creation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2021-03203 uListing <= 1.6.6 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Account Changes CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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