vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: xelion-webchat: CVE-2025-39542: Improper Privilege Management
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 16, 2025 | May 15, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 16, 2025
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The Xelion Webchat plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 9.1.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Solution
xelion-webchat-plugin-cve-2025-39542
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39542
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a743a2c5-61ba-43d4-bbc3-0f82969be78f?source=api-prod
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2025-11743
- CVE-2025-39542
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2025-39542
- CWE-266
- EUVD-EUVD-2025-11743
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