CVE-2025-69293
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 Final User final-user allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Final User: from n/a through <= 1.2.5.
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 confidenceThe Final User plugin versions 1.2.5 and earlier contain an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what they should have, potentially gaining administrative or higher-level access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Identify if Final User plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory or admin panel for the Final User plugin entry. Look for a folder named 'final-user' or similar in wp-content/plugins/Affected if Final User plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed plugin versionCheck the plugin's main PHP file header (usually final-user.php or similar in the plugin folder) for the 'Version' comment, or view the plugin details in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if Version is 1.2.5 or lower (or version field is missing/empty indicating an old build)
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Verify plugin is activeIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and check if Final User is activated. Alternatively, check the wp_options table for the active_plugins optionAffected if Plugin is activated and the version is 1.2.5 or earlier
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Check for unexpected user role changesReview WordPress user roles via Users panel in admin. Look for users assigned roles beyond what they should have (e.g., users who should be Subscriber but are Administrator). Query wp_usermeta for role assignments that do not match expected permissionsAffected if Users exist with elevated roles they should not have, especially if they were recently modified
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Audit user permission assignmentsCheck the plugin's settings or user meta data for any custom permission configurations added by Final User plugin. Look for entries in wp_options or wp_usermeta related to final_user permissions or role modificationsAffected if Custom permission overrides exist that could allow privilege escalation
You are affected if the Final User plugin is installed, active, and running version 1.2.5 or earlier, or if you observe unexpected administrative accounts that may have resulted from privilege escalation.
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 dataUpgrade Final User plugin to version 1.2.6 or later; if upgrade unavailable, restrict plugin access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized privilege escalation.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-69293 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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