CVE-2015-10143

Platform < 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

Published Jul 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 3.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Platform theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the *_ajax_save_options() function in all versions up to 1.4.4 (exclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-9404 The Platform theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the *_ajax_save_options() function in all versions up to 1.4.4 (exclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pagelines platform Theme
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pagelines:platform_theme:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Pagelines platform Theme
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pagelines
Pagelines platform
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Pagelines
Pagelines platform
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Platform theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the *_ajax_save_options() function in all versions up to 1.4.4 (exclusive). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Title Platform < 1.4.4 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:19 PM
Reserved
Jul 24, 2025, 2:04 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 25, 2025, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:21 AM