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CVE-2025-13618: Mentoring (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Mentoring (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:57 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Contested

Critical score, yet low EPSS after six months
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 26% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 5 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
dreamstechnologiesMentoringAffected
  • <=1.2.8
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until an official fix is released, it is recommended to disable or uninstall the Mentoring plugin to prevent exploitation. Monitor official channels from dreamstechnologies for updates and apply patches promptly once available.

Description

The Mentoring plugin for WordPress, versions up to and including 1.2.8, contains a critical privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to register accounts with administrator-level privileges due to improper restriction of user roles during registration. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and has a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, indicating a critical severity. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available from the vendor. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.

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