VDB-304337 · CVE-2025-31524 · GCVE-0-2025-31524

WP User Profiles Plugin up to 2.6.2 on WordPress privileges assignment

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP User Profiles Plugin up to 2.6.2 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to privileges assignment. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-31524. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WP User Profiles Plugin up to 2.6.2 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in NotFound WP User Profiles allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through 2.6.2.

The weakness was disclosed by Astra.r3verii. The advisory is shared at patchstack.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-31524 since 03/31/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/10/2025). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

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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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

WP User Profiles Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/31/2025 🔍
04/10/2025 +10 days 🔍
04/10/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/10/2025 +0 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Astra.r3verii
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-31524 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31524
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304337

Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2025 10:40
Changes: 04/10/2025 10:40 (62)
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