CVE-2025-1671

March 1, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

9.8
Critical

Description

The Academist Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to the academist_membership_check_facebook_user() function not properly verifying a user's identity prior to authenticating them. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including site administrators.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Academist Membership plugin for WordPress
  • ['up to 1.1.6']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-288
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

References

https://themeforest.net/item/academist-a-modern-learning-management-system-and-education-theme/22376830
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/911a9550-1f62-4f28-9d8c-00d9769949c9?source=cve

Tags

security@wordfence.com
CWE-288
2025-03-01
CVE-2025-1671

CVSS Score

9.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: March 1, 2025, 8:15 a.m.
Last Modified: March 1, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security@wordfence.com

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