CVE-2025-13618: The Mentoring plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 00:07 UTC
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
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| dreamstechnologiesMentoring | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
The Mentoring plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.8. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting the roles that users can register with in the mentoring_process_registration() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register with administrator-level user accounts.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-13618 (opens in a new tab)
- mentoring-wp.dreamsmarketplace.com/documentation/changelog.html (opens in a new tab)
- themeforest.net/item/mentoring-education-wordpress-theme/36457081 (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7192fb4c-0434-4e11-a2a7-c205b8d6b68e?source=cve (opens in a new tab)