How severe is CVE-2025-1657?

CVE-2025-1657 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.

Is CVE-2025-1657 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-1657?

CVE-2025-1657 affects Stylemixthemes Ulisting. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1657?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-1657 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-1657 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-6616.

When was CVE-2025-1657 published?

CVE-2025-1657 was published on 2025-03-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-1657

CVE-2025-1657 is a high-severity vulnerability in Stylemixthemes Ulisting with a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-862.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 8.8)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (35th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-6616
Weakness: CWE-862
Affected product: Stylemixthemes Ulisting
Published: 2025-03-15
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

The Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and PHP Object Injection due to a missing capability check on the stm_listing_ajax AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update post meta data and inject PHP Objects that may be unserialized. A capability check was added in 2.1.8, but the unserialize is still present.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1657?: The Directory Listings WordPress plugin – uListing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data and PHP Object Injection due to a missing capability check on the stm_listing_ajax AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to update post meta data and inject PHP Objects that may be unserialized. A capability check was added in 2.1.8, but the unserialize is still present.
How severe is CVE-2025-1657?: CVE-2025-1657 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 8.8, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires low privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity high, and availability high.
Is CVE-2025-1657 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (35th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-1657?: CVE-2025-1657 affects Stylemixthemes Ulisting. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1657?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-1657 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-1657 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-6616.
When was CVE-2025-1657 published?: CVE-2025-1657 was published on 2025-03-15 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:stylemixthemes:ulisting:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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