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Improper Privilege ManagementWeakness · CWE-269

CVE-2025-8899

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-03-07
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
The Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.20. This is due to videowhisper_register_form() function not restricting user roles that can be set during registration. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to create posts/pages with the registration form and administrator set as the role and subsequently use that form to register an administrator account. This can also be exploited by contributors, but is far less likely to be successful because an administrator would need to approve the form with the administrator role for the attack to be successful.

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 · high confidence

The Paid Videochat Turnkey Site plugin for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the videowhisper_register_form() function. Authenticated users with Author-level access or higher can create pages/posts containing a registration form that allows specifying any role, including Administrator, enabling them to register new administrator accounts and escalate privileges.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to version 7.3.21 or later to patch the role restriction bypass. Review existing pages/posts containing the registration form for unauthorized administrator accounts and remove any suspicious newly-created admin accounts.

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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

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  1. Verify plugin installation and version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate 'Paid Videochat Turnkey Site' (or VideoWhisper plugins). Note the installed version number.
    Affected if The plugin version is lower than 7.3.21 (the patched version).
  2. Identify registration form content
    Search your WordPress database or use the admin interface to find pages/posts containing the [videowhisper_register] shortcode or the videowhisper_register_form function call.
    Affected if Any pages or posts contain the registration form shortcode and are accessible to Author-level users.
  3. Audit administrator accounts
    Navigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review the list of users with Administrator role, focusing on account creation dates and any unfamiliar accounts.
    Affected if There are unexpected administrator accounts, especially created recently by users with Author access.
  4. Check user role assignment capabilities
    Review capabilities of users with Author role. Authors can typically create posts - verify if any Author-level users have created posts containing the registration form shortcode.
    Affected if Authors have created posts/pages containing the [videowhisper_register] shortcode.

You are affected if the plugin version is below 7.3.21 AND any Author-level user has created content with the registration form, or if unexpected administrator accounts exist in your users list.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the plugin to version 7.3.21 or later to patch the role restriction bypass. Review existing pages/posts containing the registration form for unauthorized administrator accounts and remove any suspicious newly-created admin accounts.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

7.3.21 or later

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard with administrator privileges
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the 'Paid Videochat Turnkey Site – HTML5 PPV Live Webcams' plugin
  4. 4. If an update is available, click 'Update Now' to install the latest version
  5. 5. After updating, verify the version number reflects the patched release (7.3.21 or higher)
  6. 6. Review user registrations to ensure no unauthorized administrator accounts were created

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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