CVE-2025-5953
No known patch is available for this vulnerability.
The affected plugin has been removed from the WordPress.org directory (reason: Security Issue), and no patched version is being distributed through the official directory. If you have the affected software installed, you should uninstall or replace it rather than wait for an update.
Description
The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization in the ajax_insert_employee() and update_empoyee() functions in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The AJAX handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['role'] and, after basic cleaning via hrm_clean(), passes it directly to wp_insert_user() and later to $user->set_role() without verifying that the current user is allowed to assign that role. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to administrator.
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Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:mishubd:wp_human_resource_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*Range: >=2.0.0,<=2.2.17
2.0.0 - 2.2.17+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 2.0.0 - 2.2.17
- (no CPE)
- Range: 2.0.0
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References
5- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ba33a18-429f-4a3e-b018-bdfbbe6e8482nvdThird Party Advisory
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.phpnvdProduct
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.phpnvdProduct
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.phpnvdProduct
- wordpress.org/plugins/hrm/nvdRelease Notes
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