Privilege Escalation in N-Media Simple User Registration Plugin
CVE-2025-53428

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Simple User Registration
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 October 2025

What is CVE-2025-53428?

The N-Media Simple User Registration plugin is susceptible to an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to escalate their privileges. This flaw affects all versions up to and including 6.4 and poses a security risk that could allow malicious actors to gain access to higher privileges than intended, potentially compromising the integrity of the site and its data. Users of this plugin are urged to review their installations and take appropriate security measures.

Affected Version(s)

Simple User Registration <= n/a

References

https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-r...
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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

Peter Thaleikis (Patchstack Alliance)
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CVE-2025-53428 : Privilege Escalation in N-Media Simple User Registration Plugin