Missing authorization in weboccults REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- 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-862.
Summary
The REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform And Import Export In WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the process_handler() function in versions 1.0.0 to 2.0.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to POST an arbitrary import_api URL, import specially crafted JSON, and thereby create a new user with full Administrator privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| weboccults | REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform And Import Export In WP | 1.0.0 – 2.0.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- REST API | Custom API Generator For Cross Platform And Import Export In WP Vendorweboccults Affected 1.0.0 – 2.0.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hqr5-32x6-7hw9
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Other 3
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0e2774fc-f028-436c-a8af-3c17378b9743?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-export-with-custom-rest-api/tags/2.0.3/backend/methods/wot-rapi-import-functions.php#L123
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/import-export-with-custom-rest-api/#developers
Sources
- CVE-2025-5288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-5288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hqr5-32x6-7hw9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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