CVE-2025-8899
Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams <= 7.3.20 - Authenticated (Author+) Privilege Escalation
Description
The Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.20. This is due to videowhisper_register_form() function not restricting user roles that can be set during registration. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create posts/pages with the registration form and administrator set as the role and subsequently use that form to register an administrator account. This can also be exploited by contributors, but is far less likely to be successful because an administrator would need to approve the form with the administrator role for the attack to be successful.
INFO
Published Date :
March 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 7, 2026, 6:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update the Paid Videochat Turnkey Site plugin.
- Ensure user registration roles are properly restricted.
- Review existing administrator accounts.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-8899 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.20. This is due to videowhisper_register_form() function not restricting user roles that can be set during registration. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create posts/pages with the registration form and administrator set as the role and subsequently use that form to register an administrator account. This can also be exploited by contributors, but is far less likely to be successful because an administrator would need to approve the form with the administrator role for the attack to be successful. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-269 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ppv-live-webcams/trunk/inc/shortcodes.php#L2464 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3348788/ppv-live-webcams Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f71fc65f-cdc1-4f20-b37e-849ade49ee41?source=cve