CVE-2025-31524

WordPress WP User Profiles plugin <= 2.6.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Published Apr 10, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles wp-users-profiles allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through <= 2.6.2.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-10479 Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in NotFound WP User Profiles allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through 2.6.2.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in NotFound WP User Profiles allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through 2.6.2. Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles wp-users-profiles allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through <= 2.6.2.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in NotFound WP User Profiles allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through 2.6.2.
Title WordPress WP User Profiles plugin <= 2.6.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-266
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Mar 31, 2025, 10:05 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 10, 2025, 8:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:10 AM