Incorrect Privilege AssignmentWeakness · CWE-266

CVE-2025-39405

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-19
Mitigation only
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94/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
Incorrect 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 confidence

This 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.

MitigationUpdate 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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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify WPAMS plugin is installed
    Navigate 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
  2. Identify installed WPAMS version
    In 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)
  3. Review WPAMS user role assignments
    Access 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
  4. Inspect WPAMS access control settings
    Look 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.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update 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.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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