CVE-2021-25032
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.69%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.69% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352, CWE-862
- Affected
- publishpress/capabilities
- Source
- contact@wpscan.com
EPSS 6.7% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640161Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f0f1a32-0c7a-48e6-8617-e0b2dcf62727Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2640161Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/2f0f1a32-0c7a-48e6-8617-e0b2dcf62727Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.