CVE-2025-54697Network attack vector

Shop Manager privilege escalation via import validation

Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Incorrect privilege assignment in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 1.5.16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The fixed release adds stricter validation when importing settings, but public materials do not identify the affected function or incorrect assignment. Shop Manager access is required; the published impact is privilege escalation, without a disclosed target role or code-level path.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability0.40%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Incorrect privilege assignment in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer 1.5.16 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to escalate privileges. The fixed release adds stricter validation when importing settings, but public materials do not identify the affected function or incorrect assignment. Shop Manager access is required; the published impact is privilege escalation, without a disclosed target role or code-level path.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54697
Published
Aug 14, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Liquid Web
Product
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
Classifications
CWE-266, CAPEC-233, T1068
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 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 <=1.5.16 changes=[{"at":"1.5.17","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Liquid Web · Kadence WooCommerce Email Designerversion=0 <=1.5.16 changes=[{"at":"1.5.17","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

7.2PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-266Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CAPEC-233Privilege Escalation
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Public exploit references

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