CVE-2025-1667 (GCVE-0-2025-1667)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-15 03:23 – Updated: 2025-03-17 21:27
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Summary
The School Management System – WPSchoolPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpsp_UpdateTeacher() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with teacher-level access and above, to update arbitrary user details including email which makes it possible to request a password reset and access arbitrary user accounts, including administrators.
Severity ?
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
jdsofttech School Management System – WPSchoolPress Affected: * , ≤ 2.2.16 (semver)
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Credits
wesley
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