CVE-2025-53425CWE-266

CVE-2025-53425

High · published October 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
36.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A sneaky privilege assignment flaw in Dokan could let your users turn into superusers! 😱 Think of this like giving the janitor a master key to every office in the building — suddenly, they can access everything without permission! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to elevate their access rights, potentially allowing them to change system settings, access sensitive data, or even wreak havoc on the entire system. This could lead to data breaches or unauthorized control over critical operations, which is absolutely devastating for your security!

Put simply

Think of this like giving the janitor a master key to every office in the building — suddenly, they can access everything without permission! This vulnerability arises from incorrect privilege assignment in Dokan Lite, enabling unauthorized users to escalate their privileges beyond what's intended, affecting versions up to 4.1.3.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to elevate their access rights, potentially allowing them to change system settings, access sensitive data, or even wreak havoc on the entire system. This could lead to data breaches or unauthorized control over critical operations, which is absolutely devastating for your security! Update Dokan to the latest version immediately to patch this vulnerability. It's also wise to review user permissions and audit any critical access points to ensure that only authorized personnel have elevated privileges. You’ve got this! Follow these steps, and you’ll keep your system under tight security! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.2 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00433 · 36.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published
2025-10-22T19:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 14:32Z
    WordPress Dokan plugin <= 4.1.3 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
    cvelistv5