CVE-2025-3417

Embedder 1.3 - 1.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update

Published Apr 10, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_global_option() function in versions 1.3 to 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-10485 The Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_global_option() function in versions 1.3 to 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
History
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 The Embedder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the ajax_set_global_option() function in versions 1.3 to 1.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Title Embedder 1.3 - 1.3.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Update
Weaknesses CWE-862
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'}

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Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 10, 2025, 2:00 PM
Reserved
Apr 7, 2025, 2:39 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 10, 2025, 7:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:19 AM