CVE-2025-2563

Public Exploit

User Registration & Membership < 4.1.2- Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Description

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 does not prevent users to set their account role when the Membership Addon is enabled, leading to a privilege escalation issue and allowing unauthenticated users to gain admin privileges

8.1

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

EPSS 83.61% Top 5%

Third-Party Advisory wpscan.com

Affected: Unknown User Registration & Membership

References

Link	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c0f62a1-9510-4f90-a297-17634e6c8b75/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-2563?: CVE-2025-2563 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-2563?: To fix CVE-2025-2563, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-2563 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2025-2563 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~84% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-2563?: CVE-2025-2563 affects Unknown User Registration & Membership.

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