Social Streams <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation

CVE Details

Basic Information

Title Social Streams <= 1.2.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation
Type cve
Published 2025-07-23T02:24:40.269Z
Modified 2025-07-23T02:24:40.269Z

Product Information

Vendor steverio
Product Social Streams
Version *

CVSS Information

Base Score 8.8 (HIGH)
Attack Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AI Analysis

AI Description The Social Streams WordPress plugin has a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting versions up to 1.0.1. Authenticated attackers with subscriber access or higher can exploit this to gain administrator privileges due to improper user validation.
AI Severity High
AI Vendor WordPress Community
AI Product Social Streams
AI Version 1.0.1

Affected Products

  • steverio Social Streams *

Additional Information

CWE List CWE-272
Source Wordfence

Description

The Social Streams plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user’s identity prior to updating their user meta information in the update_user_meta() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to change their user type to that of an administrator.

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