CVE-2025-1667CWE-639

School Management System – WPSchoolPress <= 2.2.16 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

High · published March 15, 2025

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The School Management System – WPSchoolPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpsp_UpdateTeacher() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with teacher-level access and above, to update arbitrary user details including email which makes it possible to request a password reset and access arbitrary user accounts, including administrators.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00368 · 29.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
Published
2025-03-15T03:23Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 MAR 03:23Z
    School Management System – WPSchoolPress <= 2.2.16 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
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