What is CVE-2025-4973?

CVE-2025-4973 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amentotech Workreap, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2025-4973?

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

Vulnerability in Amentotech Workreap

CVE-2025-4973

The Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's…

EPSS: 0.004 (34.8th 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

Amentotech Workreap — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

security@wordfence.com (Third Party Advisory)
security@wordfence.com (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-4973?: CVE-2025-4973 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amentotech Workreap, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2025-4973?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.