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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-31524
CVE-2025-31524:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-31524 is an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability affecting the WordPress WP User Profiles plugin through version 2.6.2. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher astra.r3verii and was publicly disclosed on April 8, 2025 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment) and requires Subscriber-level privileges to exploit (NVD).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to escalate their low privileged account to one with higher privileges. If successful, an attacker could potentially gain full control of the website if high privileges are obtained (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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