CVE-2025-5955

High

Published: 19 September 2025

Published

19 September 2025

Modified

15 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score 0.0017 38.4th percentile

Risk Priority 16 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-5955 is a high-severity Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (CWE-288) vulnerability in Themeforest (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 38.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); 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 IA-5 (Authenticator Management).

Threat & Defense at a Glance

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

Threat & Defense Details

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI

IA-5 Authenticator Management good match

prevent

Requires proper management and verification of authenticators, directly addressing the plugin's failure to verify phone numbers before granting login access.

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match

prevent

Mandates enforcement of approved access authorizations, preventing unauthenticated attackers from bypassing login controls to impersonate arbitrary users.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match

prevent

Ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this authentication bypass vulnerability in the WordPress plugin.

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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Why these techniques?

Direct authentication bypass in a public-facing WordPress plugin enabling unauthenticated login as arbitrary users, matching T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

NVD Description

The Service Finder SMS System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This is due to the plugin not verifying a user's phone number before logging them in. This makes it…

possible for unauthenticated attackers to login as arbitrary users.

Deeper analysisAI

CVE-2025-5955, published on 2025-09-19, is an authentication bypass vulnerability in the Service Finder SMS System plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 2.0.0. The flaw arises because the plugin does not verify a user's phone number before logging them in, mapped to CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel). It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), reflecting high severity due to substantial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this over the network to log in as arbitrary users on vulnerable WordPress installations. The attack requires high complexity but no privileges, user interaction, or scope change, enabling full account takeover for targeted users.

Mitigation details are available in referenced advisories, including the Wordfence threat intelligence report at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc4598a7-d5cf-4553-b29a-659fe288ece9?source=cve and the plugin listing on ThemeForest at https://themeforest.net/item/service-finder-service-and-business-listing-wordpress-theme/15208793. Security practitioners should consult these for patch availability or workaround guidance.