Vulnerability · Published Jun 6, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-5018Hive Support <= 1.2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization via hs_update_ai_chat_settings and hive_lite_support_get_all_binbox
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity missing authorization in Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat and Chatbot from hivesupport. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Hive Support plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on the hs_update_ai_chat_settings() and hive_lite_support_get_all_binbox() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read and overwrite the site’s OpenAI API key and inspection data or modify AI-chat prompts and behavior. This vulnerability is potentially a duplicate of CVE-2025-32208 or/and CVE-2025-32242.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| hivesupport | Hive Support | AI-Powered Help Desk, Live Chat and Chatbot | 0 – through 1.2.5 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/95c8722e-07c3-4728-8723-4d4a6188fe5e?source=cve
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/hive-support/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hive-support/tags/1.2.4/backend/class-hive-support-ajax.php#L9
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3311984