CVE-2025-55707 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 4.1.35.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00017.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-post/vulnerability/wordpress-postx-plugin-4-1-35-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 4.1.35.
Title		WordPress PostX Plugin <= 4.1.35 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-post/vulnerability/wordpress-postx-plugin-4-1-35-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-12-18T07:21:50.529Z

Updated: 2025-12-18T19:00:12.140Z

Reserved: 2025-08-14T09:10:30.442Z

Link: CVE-2025-55707

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T19:00:00.666Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-18T08:15:56.450

Modified: 2025-12-18T19:16:26.543

Link: CVE-2025-55707

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-266

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