CVE-2025-13618: Mentoring (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management
Affects Mentoring (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:57 UTC
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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 May 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dreamstechnologiesMentoring | Affected
| 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.