CVE-2025-12158
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CVE-2025-12158 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the suc_submit_capabilities() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate the role of any user account to administrator.. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the suc_submit_capabilities() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate the role of any user account to administrator.
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- Status
- Deferred
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