Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-67956 is a high-severity access-control flaw in the WordPress User Registration plugin by wpeverest, affecting versions through 4.4.6. The public record indicates an unauthenticated network attacker may perform unauthorized actions. Sites using this plugin for account registration should treat it as urgent until vendor guidance or a safe version is confirmed.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for WordPress sites that process customer, member, or employee registrations. The likely business risk is unauthorized changes, not data theft based on the current CVSS confidentiality score. Act quickly, but avoid claims of active exploitation unless new evidence appears.
Technical view
The issue is classified as CWE-862 Missing Authorization / broken access control in package user-registration. CVSS 3.1 is 8.2: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L. Public sources do not describe the vulnerable endpoint, exact action, proof of concept, or fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress installations running the wpeverest User Registration plugin version 4.4.6 or earlier. Internet-facing WordPress sites with public registration functionality are the most plausible concern. The source bundle does not identify other affected products.
Exploitation context
The CVSS vector indicates remote, low-complexity exploitation without privileges or user interaction. CISA KEV is false in the provided data, and no cited source states active exploitation. Public details are sparse, so do not assume exploit availability beyond the CVE and Patchstack listing.
Researcher notes
The public source set confirms affected versions, CWE, severity, and CVSS characteristics, but not the vulnerable code path or fixed release. Avoid publishing exploit details. Validation should focus on asset discovery, version confirmation, configuration review, and monitoring for vendor updates.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the User Registration plugin.
- Treat versions 4.4.6 and earlier as affected.
- Check wpeverest and Patchstack for fixed-version guidance.
- Update the plugin when a vendor-confirmed safe release is available.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling the plugin temporarily.
- Restrict administrative access and review registration-related plugin settings.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed plugin slug is user-registration.
- Record the installed plugin version on each WordPress site.
- Flag any instance running version 4.4.6 or earlier.
- Review WordPress audit logs for unexpected registration-related changes.
- Monitor vendor and Patchstack pages for updated remediation details.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.2 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L3.94.2Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Source materials
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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.