Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Postem Ipsum Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-14397
8.8HIGH
What is CVE-2025-14397?
The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modifications due to a missing capability check in the postem_ipsum_generate_users() function. This vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.0.1, enabling authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and higher to create arbitrary user accounts with administrator privileges, significantly compromising site security.
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Affected Version(s)
Postem Ipsum * <= 3.0.1
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Kenneth Dunn