Improper privilege management in pebas Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
The Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.0. This is due to the plugin assigning the editor role by default. While limitations with respect to capabilities are put in place, use of the API is not restricted. This vulnerability can be leveraged together with CVE-2025-6038 to obtain admin privileges.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pebas | Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme | up to 1.4.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas® Lisfinity WordPress theme Vendorpebas Affected up to 1.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-6042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3386-wpw4-2hcp
References
More pebas vulnerabilities
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- TI-2025-32775 WordPress CouponXxL theme <= 3.0.0 - PHP Object Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-26231 WordPress CouponXL theme <= 4.5.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-18065 WordPress Lisfinity Core plugin <= 1.5.0 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2025-32776 WordPress CouponXxL Custom Post Types plugin <= 3.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2025-05455 Authorization bypass in pebas Lisfinity Core - Lisfinity Core plugin used for pebas®… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-6042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-6042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3386-wpw4-2hcp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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