CVE-2025-53209 (GCVE-0-2025-53209)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-02 09:43 – Updated: 2026-06-02 10:43
VLAI
Title
WordPress Masteriyo LMS PRO plugin <= 2.20.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Themeisle Masteriyo LMS PRO allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Masteriyo LMS PRO: from n/a through 2.20.0.
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 2026-06-02 10:36 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Themeisle Masteriyo LMS PRO Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.20.0 (custom)
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Credits
0xd4rk5id3 | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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