CVE-2025-6994 Reveal Listing <= 3.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can gain administrator privileges by setting their own role during account registration in the Reveal Listing plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-6994?

CVE-2025-6994 is a critical vulnerability in SmartDataSoft Reveal Listing, published on 6 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Reveal Listing plugin by smartdatasoft for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions up to, and including, 3.3. This is due to the plugin allowing users who are registering new accounts to set their own role or by supplying 'listing_user_role' field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to gain elevated privileges by creating an account with the administrator role.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6994?

How do I fix CVE-2025-6994?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6994 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-6994 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6994 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6mvg-hp5v-5gx7.

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