CVE-2025-9286
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, thereby gaining administrative access.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.47% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-620
- Source
- security@wordfence.com
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/appy-pie-connect-for-woocommerce/trunk/connect-woocommerce-rest-api.php
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3385150/
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/appy-pie-connect-for-woocommerce/
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36fb5b8d-1ea4-45c2-8639-b229efdb57db?source=cve
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.