Embedder Plugin 1.3/1.3.5 on WordPress ajax_set_global_option improper authorization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Embedder Plugin 1.3/1.3.5 on WordPress. This impacts the function ajax_set_global_option. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-3417. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Embedder Plugin 1.3/1.3.5 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ajax_set_global_option. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_global_option() function in versions 1.3 to 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-3417 since 04/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2025). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Embedder Plugin

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• 1.3
• 1.3.5

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