CVE-2025-39405
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in mojoomla WPAMS apartment-management allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects WPAMS: from n/a through <= 44.0 (17-08-2023).
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the WPAMS (WordPress Apartment Management System) plugin. The 'Incorrect Privilege Assignment' flaw allows authenticated users to gain elevated privileges beyond what their assigned role should permit, likely due to improper role or capability checks in the plugin's user management or access control logic.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WPAMS plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'WPAMS' or 'WordPress Apartment Management System' in the list of active plugins.Affected if WPAMS plugin is present and active in the WordPress installation
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Identify installed WPAMS versionIn the plugins list, locate WPAMS and note the version number displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, check the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag.Affected if A version is installed (the specific vulnerable version range is not publicly disclosed, so compare against any available security advisories)
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Review WPAMS user role assignmentsAccess WordPress admin > Users. Identify any users whose role was assigned or modified through WPAMS functionality. Check if lower-privileged users (such as Subscribers or Tenants) have unexpectedly gained administrative capabilities.Affected if Non-administrative users possess administrator-level capabilities or permissions they should not have
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Inspect WPAMS access control settingsLook for WPAMS-specific settings pages in the WordPress admin menu. Check user management, role mapping, or permission configuration options within the plugin settings for any misconfigured privilege assignments.Affected if The plugin allows authenticated users to modify their own role or capabilities beyond what their WordPress role permits
If the WPAMS plugin is active and non-administrative users have elevated capabilities they should not possess, the environment is likely affected by this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate WPAMS to the latest version beyond 44.0 when available. Until then, limit plugin access to only highly trusted administrative users and monitor for suspicious privilege escalation activity.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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