CVE-2025-2238

Summary

CVE-2025-2238 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Vikinger theme for WordPress. The issue lies in the 'vikinger_user_meta_update_ajax' function, which fails to implement sufficient user_meta restrictions. Consequently, attackers with Subscriber-level access and above can exploit this flaw and elevate their privileges to Administrator-level. This threat poses a significant risk, as unauthorized Administrator access can lead to extensive damage, including data theft or website defacement. Users are strongly urged to update their Vikinger theme to the latest version as soon as possible to mitigate this vulnerability.

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