CVE-2025-12158
Simple User Capabilities <= 1.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
CVSS Score
9.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Simple User Capabilities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the suc_submit_capabilities() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate the role of any user account to administrator.
| CWE | CWE-862 |
| Vendor | tanvirahmed1984 |
| Product | simple user capabilities |
| Published | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
tanvirahmed1984 / Simple User Capabilities
0 ≤ 1.0
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/dd75b8ec-1961-4a7a-92e6-1517e638974b?source=cve plugins.svn.wordpress.org: https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/simple-user-capabilities/tags/1.0/user_access.php wordpress.org: https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-user-capabilities/
Credits
D01EXPLOIT OFFICIAL