CVE-2025-2075
Published: 04 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-2075 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in Uncannyowl Uncanny Automator. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The Uncanny Automator plugin for WordPress, which provides automation, integration, webhook, and workflow capabilities, is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in all versions through 6.3.0.2. The root cause is missing authorization checks in the add_role() and user_role() functions that are performed through validate_rest_call(), assigned CWE-862 and carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.
An attacker who already possesses a valid account on the site can invoke these functions to change the role of any user, including their own, to administrator and thereby obtain full administrative control over the WordPress installation. Although the description initially references unauthenticated attackers, successful exploitation requires an active account and is therefore treated as an authenticated privilege-escalation issue.
Public references include WordPress plugin trac changesets that implement the corrective modifications to class-background-actions.php as well as a detailed entry on the Wordfence threat-intel site that identifies the affected vulnerability ID.
The associated EPSS probability rose materially from a low baseline to a peak of 0.2771 on 2026-01-13 before receding to its current value of 0.0968, indicating that exploitation interest increased after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9708
Vulnerability details
The Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.0.2. This is due to add_role() and user_role() functions missing proper capability checks performed…
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through the validate_rest_call() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to set the role of arbitrary users to administrator granting full access to the site, though privilege escalation requires an active account on the site so this is considered an authenticated privilege escalation.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Requiring an access control policy ensures authorization checks are defined and applied for critical functions.
Reviews of access controls detect missing authorization checks on critical functions or resources.
Documenting permitted unauthenticated actions prevents missing authorization by making all exceptions explicit and subject to organizational review.
Requiring attribute association with information prevents authorization from being performed without necessary security or privacy context.
Mandating authorization prior to allowing remote connections addresses missing authorization for remote access.
Mandating authorization before wireless connections are allowed prevents missing authorization for wireless access.
The control requires authorization before allowing mobile device connections, directly mitigating missing authorization for system access.
Requiring approvals for account creation and specifying authorizations ensures authorization is not missing for system access.