CVE-2025-10706

High

Published: 16 October 2025

Published

16 October 2025

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0031 53.9th percentile

Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-10706 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Themeforest (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 46.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and CM-11 (User-installed Software).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) and 1 other technique. What defenders deploy: see the NIST 800-53 controls recommended below.

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

prevent

Enforces approved authorizations for logical access to system resources, directly addressing the missing capability check that allows unauthorized plugin installation.

CM-11 User-installed Software good match

prevent

Prohibits or controls user-installed software on systems, preventing subscriber-level attackers from installing arbitrary plugins.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match

prevent

Employs least privilege to restrict subscriber accounts from possessing capabilities needed for plugin installation, reducing exploitation risk despite the flawed function.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation

Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.

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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability allows exploitation of a public-facing WordPress application (T1190) via missing authorization, enabling low-privileged authenticated users (subscriber+) to install arbitrary plugins, facilitating privilege escalation (T1068).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

NVD Description

The Classified Pro theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin installation due to a missing capability check in the 'cwp_addons_update_plugin_cb' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.14. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access…

and above, to install arbitrary plugins on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. Note: The required nonce for the vulnerability is in the CubeWP Framework plugin.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-10706 is a vulnerability in the Classified Pro theme for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.0.14. It arises from a missing capability check in the 'cwp_addons_update_plugin_cb' function, which allows unauthorized plugin installation. The issue is rated at CVSS 8.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and maps to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). Note that the required nonce for the vulnerability is located in the CubeWP Framework plugin.

Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction required. By leveraging the flawed function, they can install arbitrary plugins on the affected WordPress site's server, which may enable remote code execution.

Mitigation details and further advisories are available from sources including the Wordfence threat intelligence page at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2954583e-4ebe-4658-b132-0085f2b1cf08?source=cve and the Classified Pro theme page on ThemeForest at https://themeforest.net/item/classifiedpro-recommerce-classified-wordpress-theme/44528010.