Auth bypass in Asaquzzaman Wp Human Resource Management
CVE-2025-5953
The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization in the ajax_insert_employee() and update_empoyee() functions in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The AJAX handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['role'] and, after basic cleaning via hrm_clean(), passes it directly to wp_insert_user() and later to $user->set_role() without verifying that the current user is allowed to assign that role. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to administrator.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ba33a18-429f-4a3e-b018-bdfbb… (Third Party Advisory)
- wordpress.org/plugins/hrm/ (Release Notes)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.php (Product)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.php (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-5953?
- CVE-2025-5953 is a high-severity vulnerability in Asaquzzaman Wp Human Resource Management, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-07-04.
- How severe is CVE-2025-5953?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-5953 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.