Privilege escalation in Directorythemes Tiger
CVE-2025-13680
The Tiger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 101.2.1. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update the user role through the $user->set_role() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Directorythemes Tiger — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-13680?
- CVE-2025-13680 is a high-severity vulnerability in Directorythemes Tiger, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-13680?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.