CVE-2025-53428 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in N-Media Simple User Registration wp-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple User Registration: from n/a through <= 6.4.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
N-media	Simple User Registration
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-user-registration-plugin-6-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

History

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		N-media N-media simple User Registration Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		N-media N-media simple User Registration Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in N-Media Simple User Registration wp-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple User Registration: from n/a through <= 6.4.
Title		WordPress Simple User Registration plugin <= 6.4 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-user-registration-plugin-6-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-10-22T14:32:34.204Z

Updated: 2025-10-23T13:49:11.741Z

Reserved: 2025-06-30T10:46:02.701Z

Link: CVE-2025-53428

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-23T13:49:07.092Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-22T15:15:51.323

Modified: 2025-10-23T14:15:38.947

Link: CVE-2025-53428

Redhat

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