CVE-2025-11168 (GCVE-0-2025-11168)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-11 03:30 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:42
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Title
Mementor Core <= 2.2.5 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Summary
The Mementor Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.5. This is due to plugin not properly handling the user switch back function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges by accessing an administrator account through the switch back functionality.
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-269 - Improper Privilege Management
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
mvirik Mementor Core Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.2.5 (semver)
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Credits
Youcef Hamdani
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