CVE-2025-5956

Name: CVE-2025-5956
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-07-04T03:15:21.747+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.1/10EPSS 0.29%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-5956 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.1/10 on the CVSS scale. The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The plugin’s deletion handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['delete'] array and passes each ID directly to wp_delete_user() without verifying that the caller has the delete_users capability or limiting which user IDs may be removed. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The plugin’s deletion handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['delete'] array and passes each ID directly to wp_delete_user() without verifying that the caller has the delete_users capability or limiting which user IDs may be removed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to delete arbitrary accounts, including administrators.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.29%

20.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mishubd	Wp Human Resource Management	>= 2.0.0, <= 2.2.17

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.php#L48Product
https://wordpress.org/plugins/hrm/#developersRelease Notes
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28cf0f3f-0048-4da9-aa86-243479f7b974?source=cveThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 4, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-5956?

How severe is CVE-2025-5956?

CVE-2025-5956 has a CVSS score of 8.1/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-5956?

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Source: NVD / NIST