Privilege Escalation in ELEX WordPress HelpDesk Plugin by ELEX
CVE-2025-13534
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 2 December 2025
What is CVE-2025-13534?
The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin is susceptible to privilege escalation due to inadequate authorization checks on the eh_crm_edit_agent AJAX action. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor privileges and above to exploit the vulnerability and gain full administrative rights within the helpdesk system. As a result, they can manage tickets, alter settings, oversee agent accounts, and access sensitive customer information without proper authorization, significantly compromising system security.

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Affected Version(s)
ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System * <= 3.3.2
References
CVSS V3.1
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved