CVE-2025-6366: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in ovatheme.com Event List
The Event List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's capabilities prior to updating their profile in the el_update_profile() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change their capabilities to those of an administrator.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-6366 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Event List WordPress plugin (up to version 2.0.4) caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). The plugin's el_update_profile() function does not correctly verify user capabilities before allowing profile updates, permitting authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to elevate their privileges to administrator. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation details have been provided by the vendor, and the plugin is not a cloud service. No known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with low-level privileges (Subscriber or above) to escalate their privileges to administrator. This can lead to full control over the WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, change configurations, install malicious plugins, and compromise site integrity and availability. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.0.4 of the Event List plugin.
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 Event List plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from ovatheme.com regarding a security patch. Avoid granting Subscriber or higher privileges to untrusted users.
CVE-2025-6366: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in ovatheme.com Event List
Description
The Event List plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.4. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's capabilities prior to updating their profile in the el_update_profile() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change their capabilities to those of an administrator.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-6366 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the Event List WordPress plugin (up to version 2.0.4) caused by improper privilege management (CWE-269). The plugin's el_update_profile() function does not correctly verify user capabilities before allowing profile updates, permitting authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to elevate their privileges to administrator. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or remediation details have been provided by the vendor, and the plugin is not a cloud service. No known exploits have been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an authenticated user with low-level privileges (Subscriber or above) to escalate their privileges to administrator. This can lead to full control over the WordPress site, including the ability to modify content, change configurations, install malicious plugins, and compromise site integrity and availability. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.0.4 of the Event List plugin.
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 Event List plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from ovatheme.com regarding a security patch. Avoid granting Subscriber or higher privileges to untrusted users.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-19T13:43:14.885Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68adc913ad5a09ad0059083c
Added to database: 8/26/2025, 2:47:47 PM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 5:43:32 PM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 3:10:39 AM
Views: 134
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