CVE-2025-4322Known exploitationNetwork attack vector

Unauthenticated account takeover via stripped reset hash

Published May 20, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026

Unverified password change in StylemixThemes Motors 5.6.67 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over arbitrary WordPress accounts. The password-recovery.php template checks a raw hash for nonemptiness, then esc_attr strips invalid UTF-8 so an empty stored hash compares equal and wp_set_password runs. Exploitation requires a target account with no active reset hash; an administrator account grants control of the WordPress site.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability15.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Unverified password change in StylemixThemes Motors 5.6.67 and earlier allows remote attackers to take over arbitrary WordPress accounts. The password-recovery.php template checks a raw hash for nonemptiness, then esc_attr strips invalid UTF-8 so an empty stored hash compares equal and wp_set_password runs. Exploitation requires a target account with no active reset hash; an administrator account grants control of the WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-4322
Published
May 20, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2026
Vendor
StylemixThemes
Product
Motors - Car Dealer, Rental & Classifieds WordPress Theme
Classifications
CWE-620, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=5.6.67

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

StylemixThemes · Motors - Car Dealer, Rental & Classifieds WordPress Themeversion=0 <=5.6.67

Published CVSS scores

9.8WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-620Unverified Password Change
T1098Account Manipulation

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