WordPress WP User Profiles plugin <= 2.6.2 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-266Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-266.
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in John James Jacoby WP User Profiles wp-users-profiles allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WP User Profiles: from n/a through <= 2.6.2.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00399 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John James Jacoby | WP User Profiles | up to 2.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP User Profiles VendorJohn James Jacoby Affected up to 2.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-31524
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fjrr-5cxp-m5h2
More John James Jacoby vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68301 Privilege escalation in WordPress WP User Profiles plugin CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-52000 WordPress bbPress plugin <= 2.6.14 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-44396 WordPress bbPress plugin <= 2.6.14 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2025-04100 A/B Testing for WordPress <= 1.18.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
- TI-2025-01235 bbPress <= 2.6.11 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Limited Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2025-11493 Post Type Switcher <= 4.0.0 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Post Type Change CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2025-31524 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-31524 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjrr-5cxp-m5h2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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