Missing Authorization in Motors – Car Dealership & Classified Listings plugin for WordPress

1) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU112226

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2807

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check in the "mvl_setup_wizard_install_plugin()" function. A remote user can bypass authorization and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Motors - Car Dealer & Classified Ads WordPress Plugin: 1.4.0 - 1.4.64

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:stylemix:motors-car-dealership-classified-listings:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:stylemix:motors-car-dealership-classified-listings:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:stylemix:motors-car-dealership-classified-listings:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3262748/motors-car-dealership-classified-listings/trunk/includes/admin/setup-wizard/includes/ajax_actions.php
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/733f7666-468a-455c-a953-3d8946940f13?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.