CVE-2025-14123 (GCVE-0-2025-14123)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-09 07:41 – Updated: 2026-10-09 07:41
VLAI
Title
Redux Framework <= 4.5.11 – Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via Users Extension
Summary
The Redux Framework plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 4.5.11. This is due to the plugin saving arbitrary meta keys under a registered option name without sufficient capability checks or key allowlist / restrictions. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to set an arbitrary role (e.g., Administrator) when performing a profile update if a plugin or theme using this framework has added at least one user profile field that leverages Redux_Users::set_profile/set_section/set_field.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
Assigner
Wordfence CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 65/100 over 2110 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
davidanderson Redux Framework Affected: 0 , ≤ 4.5.11 (semver)
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Credits
shark3y
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