CVE-2025-4179
Flynax Bridge WordPress Privilege Escalation
Description
The Flynax Bridge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the registerUser() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register new user accounts as authors.
INFO
Published Date :
May 2, 2025, 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 6, 2025, 3:41 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 06, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE CWE-862 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:flynax:flynax_bridge:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* versions up to (including) 2.2.0 Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flynax-bridge/trunk/src/API.php#L288 Types: Product Added Reference Type Wordfence: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2447cf4-0261-4ef2-98ec-98fa02dc8b87?source=cve Types: Third Party Advisory -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
May. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Flynax Bridge plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to limited Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the registerUser() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to register new user accounts as authors. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-862 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/flynax-bridge/trunk/src/API.php#L288 Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2447cf4-0261-4ef2-98ec-98fa02dc8b87?source=cve
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