CVE-2025-4322
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-4322 is a critical-severity Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) vulnerability in Themeforest (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Manipulation (T1098); ranked in the top 3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to IA-11 (Re-authentication) and IA-5 (Authenticator Management) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
The Motors theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to and including 5.6.67. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of a user's identity before allowing a password update, which is tracked under CWE-620 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit the issue over the network to modify the password of any account, including administrator accounts, thereby gaining full access without prior authentication or user interaction.
The referenced advisories from the theme's ThemeForest listing and Wordfence threat intelligence do not detail specific patches or mitigation steps in the supplied information.
EPSS for the CVE reached a peak of 0.4386 after disclosure, indicating emerging exploitation interest that warrants renewed attention even though the current score has moderated to 0.3114.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-15813
Vulnerability Data
The Motors theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 5.6.67. This is due to the theme not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes…
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it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user passwords, including those of administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Re-authentication explicitly requires users to prove identity before performing sensitive actions such as password changes.
Authenticator management requires identity verification during password distribution and changes, directly stopping unverified password updates.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Requires secure management of authentication information, directly addressing the need to verify the original password before allowing a change.
Mandates secure authentication mechanisms, which include verifying existing credentials before permitting password changes.
Identity management processes can incorporate verification steps, but the control itself does not explicitly require password-change verification.
Information access restriction can be strengthened by password verification, yet the control focuses on access rights rather than change procedures.