Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Tiare Membership Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-13540
9.8CRITICAL
What is CVE-2025-13540?
The Tiare Membership plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation due to improper role handling in the 'tiare_membership_init_rest_api_register' function. This weakness enables unauthenticated attackers to register with elevated rights by specifying the 'administrator' role, potentially compromising the entire website. It's essential for users of versions up to 1.2 to address this issue to prevent unauthorized access.

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Affected Version(s)
Tiare Membership * <= 1.2
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Ismail Syaleh