CVE-2025-1667

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.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wpschoolpress/tags/2.2.16/lib/wpsp-ajaxworks-teacher.php#L544	Product
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e54f98bc-c538-4f3c-b24a-6e778a3748ef?source=cve	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:igexsolutions:wpschoolpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-03-15 04:15

Updated : 2025-03-28 12:46

NVD link : CVE-2025-1667

Mitre link : CVE-2025-1667

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-1667

JSON object : View

Products Affected

igexsolutions

wpschoolpress

CWE

CWE-639

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

CWE-862

Missing Authorization

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