Redux Framework <= 4.5.12 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 4.5.13
- Affected Plugin
- Redux Framework
- Affected Version
<= 4.5.12- CVSS
- 8.8High
- Weakness type
- CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
- CVE
CVE-2026-12525
At a glance
CVE-2026-12525 is a high-severity Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in the Redux Framework WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 4.5.12. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). Exploitation requires an authenticated account at Subscriber level or above. The issue is fixed in version 4.5.13; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2026, reported by Jakub Herman.
Vulnerability Overview
The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.12. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to an administrator when the users extension is enabled.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.
CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Reaching this weakness in Redux Framework <= 4.5.12 takes an account at Subscriber level or above. Improper privilege management means the code lets an account end up with capabilities its role should not have.
It converts a low-privileged account into an administrative one, which makes every other restriction on the site irrelevant. For Redux Framework the fix is 4.5.13: builds <= 4.5.12 are affected, anything from 4.5.13 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 4.5.13, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: Redux Framework 4.5.13 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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