CVE-2025-11533 (GCVE-0-2025-11533)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-11 07:25 – Updated: 2026-04-08 16:35
VLAI Previdian
Title
WP Freeio <= 1.2.21 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Summary
The WP Freeio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.21. This is due to the process_register() function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-14 13:31 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ApusTheme WP Freeio Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.21 (semver)
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Credits
Friderika Baranyai
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4c578136-f992-4f5b-aaad-5ae7fd3d03d4

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2025-11533

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-10-29 21:41 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-10-29
Asserted: 2025-10-29
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: WP Freeio <= 1.2.21 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation | Affected: ApusTheme / WP Freeio | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title WP Freeio <= 1.2.21 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Vendor ApusTheme
Product WP Freeio
Added Date 2025-10-29T21:41:13.352Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score None
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile None
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-19 12:42 UTC
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