Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Kadence WP WooCommerce Email Designer by Ben Ritner
CVE-2025-54697
7.2HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 14 August 2025
What is CVE-2025-54697?
The Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer, developed by Ben Ritner, is affected by an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability that allows unauthorized users to escalate their privileges. This flaw impacts versions from n/a up to 1.5.16, potentially exposing sensitive functionalities and allowing malicious actors to execute unauthorized actions within the application.

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Affected Version(s)
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.16
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Denver Jackson (Patchstack Alliance)