CVE-2025-14866

{"id": "CVE-2025-14866", "cveTags": [], "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@wordfence.com", "cvssData": {"scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 8.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH"}, "impactScore": 5.9, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8}]}, "published": "2026-01-23T13:15:47.983", "references": [{"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/melapress-role-editor/tags/1.1.0/classes/admin/additional-form-fields/class-user-profile.php#L103", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/melapress-role-editor/tags/1.1.0/classes/admin/ajax/class-admin-ajax.php", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3439348/", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}, {"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0509aaf1-8aae-42e5-84d3-ea9b431703f3?source=cve", "source": "security@wordfence.com"}], "vulnStatus": "Deferred", "weaknesses": [{"type": "Secondary", "source": "security@wordfence.com", "description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-863"}]}], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "The Melapress Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This is due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'save_secondary_roles_field' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to assign themselves additional roles including Administrator."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "El plugin Melapress Role Editor para WordPress es vulnerable a la escalada de privilegios en todas las versiones hasta la 1.1.1, inclusive. Esto se debe a una verificaci\u00f3n de capacidad mal configurada en la funci\u00f3n 'save_secondary_roles_field'. Esto permite que atacantes autenticados, con acceso de nivel Suscriptor o superior, se asignen roles adicionales, incluido el de Administrador."}], "lastModified": "2026-04-15T00:35:42.020", "sourceIdentifier": "security@wordfence.com"}