Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in e-plugins Institutions Directory institutions-directory allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Institutions Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

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 0.00044.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
e-plugins Institutions Directory unaffected
Version Status Constraints
n/a affected ≤ <= 1.3.4

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/institutions-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-institutions-directory-plugin-1-3-4-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared E-plugins
E-plugins institutions Directory
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E-plugins institutions Directory
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Wordpress wordpress

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 23:00:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in e-plugins Institutions Directory institutions-directory allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Institutions Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
Title WordPress Institutions Directory plugin <= 1.3.4 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-266
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-27T21:48:53.432Z

Reserved: 2025-12-29T11:20:07.744Z

Link: CVE-2025-69182

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T21:48:49.701Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-22T17:16:24.680

Modified: 2026-01-27T22:15:54.113

Link: CVE-2025-69182

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Updated: 2026-01-23T16:28:26Z

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