CVE

CVE-2021-25032

9.8

CVSS

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.

Attack Vector

Privileges Req.

User Interaction

publishpress capabilities – user role access, editor permissions, admin menuspublishpress capabilities pro

Updated Oct 24, 2026View on NVD →

S4E scanner

criticalProduct Based Web Vulnerabilities~10 seconds

CVE-2021-25032 Scanner

CVE-2021-25032 Scanner - Missing Authorization vulnerability in PublishPress Capabilities

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CVE history: publishpress capabilities – user role access, editor permissions, admin menus

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