CVE-2025-3417
HIGH EPSS 25.1%
Published Apr 10, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
8.8 CVSS 3.1
Published Apr 10, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
The Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_global_option() function in versions 1.3 to 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
25.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization
References 2
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/embedder/trunk/emb-admin-ajax.php#L41
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fa86bcb9-e558-4b60-9473-65cd6f9663fd?source=cve
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.