WPC Admin Columns 2.0.6 - 2.1.0 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via User Meta Update

2025-04-11 00:00
kr0d

Strategic Overview

Status
Patched in 2.1.1
Affected PluginWPC Admin Columns
Affected Version2.0.6 – 2.1.0
CVSS8.8High
CVECVE-2025-3418
View all WPC Admin Columns vulnerabilities

Vulnerability Overview

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.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

External References

Vulnerability data © Defiant, Inc., provided under the Wordfence Intelligence T&C