Auth bypass in Melapress Role Editor
CVE-2025-14866
The Melapress Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.1. This is due to a misconfigured capability check on the 'save_secondary_roles_field' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to assign themselves additional roles including Administrator.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th 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
- Melapress Role Editor — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14866?
- CVE-2025-14866 is a high-severity vulnerability in Melapress Role Editor, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-01-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14866?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.