Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WP-GeoMeta Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-4103

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP-geometa
Vendor
CVE Published:
31 May 2025

What is CVE-2025-4103?

The WP-GeoMeta plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges due to a missing capability check in the wp_ajax_wpgm_start_geojson_import() function. This flaw affects versions 0.3.4 and 0.3.5, enabling subscribers and users with higher access levels to gain administrator privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access and manipulation of site data.

Affected Version(s)

WP-GeoMeta 0.3.4 <= 0.3.5

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-geometa/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-geometa/tag...

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
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CVE-2025-4103 : Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in WP-GeoMeta Plugin by WordPress