Flynax Bridge <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Limited Privilege Escalation

2025-05-01 00:00

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Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.2.1

Affected PluginFlynax Bridge

Affected Version<= 2.2.0

CVSS7.3High

CVECVE-2025-4179

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Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.2.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-4179 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a2447cf4-0261-4ef2-98ec-98fa02dc8b87

CVSS Vector

7.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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