CVE-2025-31524: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles wp-users-profiles allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through <= 2.6.2.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in WP User Profiles (<= 2.6.2) allows an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates it can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity, requiring some privileges but no user interaction, and results in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with some privileges to gain higher privileges, potentially full administrative control over the affected WordPress site. This could lead to complete compromise of site data, unauthorized changes, and denial of service. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, but the high CVSS score reflects the critical nature of the impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from the vendor or trusted security sources. Until a fix is available, restricting access to trusted users and minimizing privileges may reduce risk.
CVE-2025-31524: Incorrect Privilege Assignment in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles wp-users-profiles allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through <= 2.6.2.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in WP User Profiles (<= 2.6.2) allows an attacker with limited privileges to escalate their privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) indicates it can be exploited remotely over the network with low complexity, requiring some privileges but no user interaction, and results in high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with some privileges to gain higher privileges, potentially full administrative control over the affected WordPress site. This could lead to complete compromise of site data, unauthorized changes, and denial of service. No known exploits in the wild have been reported, but the high CVSS score reflects the critical nature of the impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, users should monitor for updates from the vendor or trusted security sources. Until a fix is available, restricting access to trusted users and minimizing privileges may reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-03-31T10:05:11.643Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7361e6bfc5ba1def1e65
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:34:57 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 11:52:56 AM
Last updated: 5/20/2026, 9:49:55 PM
Views: 21
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