What is CVE-2025-1671?

CVE-2025-1671 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elated-Themes Academist Membership, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2025-1671?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-1671 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Elated-Themes Academist Membership

CVE-2025-1671

The Academist Membership plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to the academist_membership_check_facebook_user() function not properly verifying a user's identity prior to authenticating them. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including site administrators.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Elated-themes Academist Membership — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Public proof-of-concept exploits

20142995/nuclei-templates

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1671?: CVE-2025-1671 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elated-Themes Academist Membership, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2025-1671?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1671 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.