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Description

The WPC Admin Columns plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in versions 2.0.6 to 2.1.0. This is due to the plugin not properly restricting user meta values that can be updated through the ajax_edit_save() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update their role to that of an administrator.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-07 | Published 2025-04-12 | Updated 2025-04-14 | Assigner Wordfence




HIGH: 8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem types

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Product status

Default status
unaffected

2.0.6 (semver)
affected

Timeline

2025-04-11:Disclosed

Credits

Kenneth Dunn finder

References

www.wordfence.com/...-c917-4814-a13e-6d34088cb784?source=cve

plugins.trac.wordpress.org/...unk/includes/class-backend.php

cve.org (CVE-2025-3418)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-3418)

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