CE21 Suite 2.2.1 - 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Plugin Settings Update
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
The CE21 Suite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_nopriv_ce21_single_sign_on_save_api_settings AJAX action in versions 2.2.1 to 2.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's API settings including a secret key used for authentication. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create new admin accounts on an affected site.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11007
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5m5x-66vw-r2rp
References
More ce21com vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36381 WordPress CE21 Suite plugin <= 2.2.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-09530 CE21 Suite <= 2.2.0 - JWT Token Disclosure CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-10078 CE21 Suite <= 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure to Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-09529 CE21 Suite <= 2.2.0 - Authentication Bypass CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-09539 CE21 Suite <= 2.2.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Settings Change CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-11007 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11007 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5m5x-66vw-r2rp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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