CVE-2025-22736
User Management <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
highIncorrect Privilege Assignment
8.8
CVSS Score
8.8
CVSS Score
high
Severity
Unpatched
Patched in
N/A
Time to patch
Description
The User Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
High
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.2PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
Last updatedJanuary 22, 2025
Affected pluginuser-management
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