Privilege escalation in Amentotech Doctreat Core

CVE-2025-6254

The Doctreat Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.8. This is due to the doctreat_process_registration() function not properly restricting the roles that a user can regist…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.005 (39.5th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-6254?
CVE-2025-6254 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Amentotech Doctreat Core, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-6254?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-6254 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.