CVE-2025-2266
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Mar 29, 2025
Updated: Apr 1, 2025
CWE ID 862
Summary
CVE-2025-2266 is a vulnerability affecting the Checkout Mestres do WP plugin for WordPress, versions 8.6.5 to 8.7.5. The issue occurs due to a missing capability check on the cwmpUpdateOptions() function, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary options. This privilege escalation can be exploited to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration, granting attackers administrative access to vulnerable WordPress sites.
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