CVE-2025-3604: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in v1rustyle Flynax Bridge
The Flynax Bridge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-3604 is a critical vulnerability in the Flynax Bridge WordPress plugin caused by improper validation of user identity before updating account details such as email addresses. This missing authorization (CWE-862) enables unauthenticated attackers to modify any user's email address, including those of administrators, and subsequently reset passwords to gain unauthorized access. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its network exploitable, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It affects all versions up to 2.2.0 of the plugin. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to escalate privileges by taking over user accounts, including administrator accounts, through unauthorized email changes and password resets. This results in full compromise of affected WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's update functionality, monitor for suspicious account changes, and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible.
CVE-2025-3604: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in v1rustyle Flynax Bridge
Description
The Flynax Bridge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like email. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-3604 is a critical vulnerability in the Flynax Bridge WordPress plugin caused by improper validation of user identity before updating account details such as email addresses. This missing authorization (CWE-862) enables unauthenticated attackers to modify any user's email address, including those of administrators, and subsequently reset passwords to gain unauthorized access. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting its network exploitable, no user interaction, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It affects all versions up to 2.2.0 of the plugin. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an attacker to escalate privileges by taking over user accounts, including administrator accounts, through unauthorized email changes and password resets. This results in full compromise of affected WordPress sites using the vulnerable plugin, impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's update functionality, monitor for suspicious account changes, and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-04-14T19:34:06.967Z
- Cisa Enriched
- true
Threat ID: 682d9840c4522896dcbf1420
Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:20 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:23:16 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 7:38:23 PM
Views: 74
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