Vulnerability in Wpeverest User Registration \& Membership
CVE-2025-2563
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 4.1.2 does not prevent users to set their account role when the Membership Addon is enabled, leading to a privilege escalation issue and allowing unauthenticated users to gain admin privileges
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.491 (98.9th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.488 · newest: 0.491 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Wpeverest User Registration \& Membership
- User Registration & Membership — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/2c0f62a1-9510-4f90-a297-17634e6c8b75/ (Exploit, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2563?
- CVE-2025-2563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wpeverest User Registration \& Membership, classified under CWE-639 AUTHORIZATION BYPASS THROUGH USER-CONTROLLED KEY. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2025-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2563?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-2563 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.