CVE-2025-69182
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 e-plugins Institutions Directory institutions-directory allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Institutions Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
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 an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in the e-plugins Institutions Directory WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.3.4). The flaw allows authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their assigned role should permit, likely due to improper validation of user capabilities or role permissions when performing administrative actions.
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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 plugin installation and versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate the 'Institutions Directory' plugin, or inspect the plugin main file header for the 'Version' commentAffected if The plugin is installed and the version is 1.3.4 or lower (any version up to 1.3.4 is affected)
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Review user role assignmentsGo to WordPress admin > Users and list all user accounts with their assigned roles, cross-referencing against legitimate access recordsAffected if Any user has a WordPress role (such as Administrator) that was not intentionally assigned by a legitimate administrator
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Check for unauthorized admin accountsInspect the Users list for newly created accounts with Administrator role, or existing accounts whose role was changed to Administrator without authorizationAffected if There are Administrator accounts that you did not create or authorize
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Audit plugin-specific user permissionsIf the plugin provides its own user/permission management interface within WordPress admin, examine whether standard users can access plugin administrative features they should not have access toAffected if Users with roles below Administrator (such as Editor, Author, Contributor, or Subscriber) can access or modify plugin settings or data that should require Administrator privileges
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Review recent user activity logsCheck WordPress audit logs or security plugins for recent administrative actions (user creation, role changes, plugin settings modifications) performed by accounts that should not have such capabilitiesAffected if Administrative actions were performed by users whose assigned WordPress role should not permit such operations
Your environment is affected if the Institutions Directory plugin is installed at version 1.3.4 or lower, or if you detect user accounts with escalated privileges that were not authorized by an administrator.
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 the Institutions Directory plugin to the latest version immediately. If no update is available, consider disabling the plugin until a patch is released, and audit user accounts for unauthorized privilege escalation.
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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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