VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2025-12158
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-11-04
Last modified2026-10-18
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the suc_submit_capabilities() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate the role of any user account to administrator.
Weakness classification
- security@wordfence.com: CWE-862