CVE-2025-10896
CVE-2025-10896 — Multiple Plugins <= Multiple Versions - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Upload
Multiple plugins for WordPress with the Jewel Theme Recommended Plugins Library are vulnerable to Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type via arbitrary plugin installation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2.3. This is due to missing capability checks on the '*_recommended_upgrade_plugin' function which allows arbitrary plugin URLs to be installed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access and above to upload arbitrary plugin packages to the affected site's server via a crafted plugin URL, which may make remote code execution possible.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, Wordfence
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
No
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (4)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-862
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1211Exploitation for Defensive Evasion
- T1542.002Pre-OS Boot: Component Firmware
- T1556Modify Authentication Process
References
8 on the record
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0ff3a292-3924-4823-867a-fedb2c1cdd00?source=cve
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-elementor-addon/tags/1.0.2.3/Libs/Recommended.php#L334
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-elementor-addon/tags/1.0.2.3/Libs/Recommended.php#L43
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-hover-effects-elementor-addon/tags/1.0.2.3/Libs/Assets.php#L70
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3384308%40image-hover-effects-elementor-addon&new=3384308%40image-hover-effects-elementor-addon
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3389341%40content-locker-for-elementor&new=3389341%40content-locker-for-elementor&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3390374%40ultimate-blocks-for-gutenberg&new=3390374%40ultimate-blocks-for-gutenberg&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
reference
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3389322%40image-comparison-elementor-addon&new=3389322%40image-comparison-elementor-addon
reference
Elsewhere on this site
- litonice13every CVE for this vendor
- CWE-862other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.