Missing authorization in franciscopalacios Postem Ipsum
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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-862.
Summary
The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the postem_ipsum_generate_users() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary user accounts with the administrator role.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| franciscopalacios | Postem Ipsum | up to 3.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Postem Ipsum Vendorfranciscopalacios Affected up to 3.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14397
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rjgv-2m3v-c2v3
References
More franciscopalacios vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-17499 WordPress Easy Filtering plugin <= 2.5.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-14397 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14397 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rjgv-2m3v-c2v3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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