Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects several WordPress plugins associated with Cool Plugins and related vendors. A logged-in low-privilege user, such as a subscriber, could install and activate arbitrary plugins, which may lead to full site compromise through remote code execution.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority for WordPress environments. It can turn a low-privilege account into site-level compromise, but current sources do not prove active exploitation or give complete affected-version detail.
Technical view
The issue is an authorization failure, CWE-862, in plugin installation and activation functionality. CVSS 3.1 is 8.8 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the named plugins and allowing authenticated users with minimal privileges. The source bundle does not provide reliable affected version ranges, so version validation requires checking the linked vendor and vulnerability records.
Exploitation context
The source bundle supports authenticated exploitation by subscriber-level users but does not show active exploitation. CISA KEV status is false. The main risk is escalation from a basic WordPress account to arbitrary plugin activation and potential code execution.
Researcher notes
The affected list in the bundle is broad, but version data appears incomplete. Use the CVE, Wordfence entry, WordPress Trac changeset, and Nintechnet article to confirm plugin-specific scope before declaring exposure or closure.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the named affected plugins.
- Update to vendor-fixed versions where available.
- Remove or disable affected plugins if no maintained fixed release exists.
- Restrict untrusted subscriber registration and low-privilege account creation.
- Review WordPress plugin installation and activation audit history.
Validation and detection
- Compare installed plugin names and versions against Wordfence and vendor records.
- Check for unexpected recently installed or activated WordPress plugins.
- Review user accounts with subscriber or similarly low privileges.
- Confirm production sites are not running abandoned affected plugins.
- Document any sites awaiting vendor-confirmed fixed versions.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupExecution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
1 official scoreWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.85.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.8HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f6f0fb78-ad6b-4a9e-ae1a-5793f3426379?source=cveCVE reference
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2705076/cool-timeline/trunk/admin/timeline-addon-page/timeline-addon-page.phpCVE reference
- https://blog.nintechnet.com/8-wordpress-plugins-fixed-high-severity-vulnerability/CVE reference
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.