CVE-2025-13615
Published: 30 November 2025
Description
The StreamTube Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Password Change in versions up to, and including, 4.78. This is due to the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, letting a user bypass authorization and access system resources.…
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This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change user passwords and potentially take over administrator accounts. Note: This can only be exploited if the 'registration password fields' enabled in theme options.
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Enforces approved authorizations for access to system resources, directly preventing authorization bypass via user-controlled objects that enable arbitrary password changes.
Validates information inputs to block manipulation of user-controlled keys or objects that bypass authorization checks in the plugin.
Identifies, reports, and corrects the specific flaw in StreamTube Core plugin versions up to 4.78 that allows unauthenticated password changes.
Security SummaryAI
CVE-2025-13615 is an arbitrary user password change vulnerability in the StreamTube Core plugin for WordPress, affecting versions up to and including 4.78. The issue stems from the plugin providing user-controlled access to objects, which allows attackers to bypass authorization checks and access system resources. It is associated with CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating critical severity due to its high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity and no user interaction. Successful exploitation enables changing passwords for any user, including administrators, potentially resulting in full account takeover. Note that exploitation requires the 'registration password fields' option to be enabled in the theme settings.
Mitigation guidance is available in related advisories, including the Wordfence threat intelligence report at https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b812a0d7-99a1-4f61-b78a-78cea6a2ada1?source=cve and the StreamTube theme page on ThemeForest at https://themeforest.net/item/streamtube-responsive-video-wordpress-theme/33821786.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Unauthenticated remote exploitation of a public-facing WordPress plugin vulnerability (T1190) directly enables arbitrary password changes on any user account, facilitating account manipulation for takeover (T1098).