CVE-2025-9286
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-9286 is a critical-severity Unverified Password Change (CWE-620) vulnerability in Wordpress (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Manipulation (T1098); ranked at the 36th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); 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.
CVE-2025-9286 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to and including 1.1.2. The issue stems from missing authorization checks in the reset_user_password() REST API handler, allowing unauthorized password resets. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) and is associated with CWE-620: Unverified Privilege Escalation.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit this vulnerability with low complexity and no user interaction required. By invoking the vulnerable REST endpoint, they can reset the password of any user, including administrators, thereby gaining full administrative access to the WordPress site.
References from Wordfence, WordPress plugin trac, and the plugin page detail the issue, including source code at connect-woocommerce-rest-api.php and a patch in changeset 3385150. Mitigation involves updating to a patched version beyond 1.1.2, as indicated by the version scope in the advisory.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-32529
Vulnerability Data
The Appy Pie Connect for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization within the reset_user_password() REST handler in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to to…
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reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, thereby gaining administrative access.
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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.