Privilege escalation in Odin Design Vikinger
CVE-2025-2238
The Vikinger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.30. This is due to insufficient user_meta restrictions in the 'vikinger_user_meta_update_ajax' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to Administrator-level.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.004 (29.4th 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
- Odin_design Vikinger — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2238?
- CVE-2025-2238 is a high-severity vulnerability in Odin Design Vikinger, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-04-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2238?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.