The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The plugin’s deletion handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['delete'] array and passes each ID directly to wp_delete_user() without verifying that the caller has the delete_users capability or limiting which user IDs may be removed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to delete arbitrary accounts, including administrators.
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History

Wed, 13 Aug 2025 19:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Mishubd
Mishubd wp Human Resource Management
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mishubd:wp_human_resource_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Mishubd
Mishubd wp Human Resource Management

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 04 Jul 2025 02:30:00 +0000

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Description The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The plugin’s deletion handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['delete'] array and passes each ID directly to wp_delete_user() without verifying that the caller has the delete_users capability or limiting which user IDs may be removed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to delete arbitrary accounts, including administrators.
Title WP Human Resource Management 2.0.0 - 2.2.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Employee+) Arbitrary User Deletion via ajax_delete_employee Function
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-07-08T14:27:12.158Z

Reserved: 2025-06-09T19:34:40.858Z

Link: CVE-2025-5956

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-07-08T14:27:07.168Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-07-04T03:15:21.747

Modified: 2025-08-13T19:29:30.883

Link: CVE-2025-5956

cve-icon Redhat

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