CVE-2025-15100: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in jayarsiech JAY Login & Register
The JAY Login & Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.03. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update arbitrary user meta through the 'jay_panel_ajax_update_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-15100 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the JAY Login & Register WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.6.03). The issue arises because the plugin's 'jay_panel_ajax_update_profile' function permits authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or above to modify arbitrary user meta data. This improper privilege management (CWE-269) enables attackers to escalate their privileges to administrator level, potentially compromising the entire WordPress site. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privilege user to gain administrator privileges on the affected WordPress site. This can lead to full site compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of site content, and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
CVE-2025-15100: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in jayarsiech JAY Login & Register
Description
The JAY Login & Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.03. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update arbitrary user meta through the 'jay_panel_ajax_update_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-15100 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the JAY Login & Register WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.6.03). The issue arises because the plugin's 'jay_panel_ajax_update_profile' function permits authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or above to modify arbitrary user meta data. This improper privilege management (CWE-269) enables attackers to escalate their privileges to administrator level, potentially compromising the entire WordPress site. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated low-privilege user to gain administrator privileges on the affected WordPress site. This can lead to full site compromise, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of site content, and disruption of service.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict plugin usage to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the vendor and apply patches promptly once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-25T18:27:56.480Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6987ee2cf9fa50a62f16ff99
Added to database: 2/8/2026, 2:00:12 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:56:23 AM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 1:22:05 PM
Views: 98
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