Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Simple User Registration Plugin for WordPress

CVE-2025-4334

What is CVE-2025-4334?

The Simple User Registration plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Privilege Escalation issue arising from inadequate validation of user meta values during the registration process. This vulnerability allows unauthorized attackers to gain administrative privileges simply by registering as a user, thereby compromising the security of the entire WordPress site. Users are encouraged to update to the latest version to mitigate potential threats.

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