CVE-2025-11007 CE21 Suite 2.2.1 - 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Plugin Settings Update
Unauthenticated attackers can update plugin settings to create admin accounts due to missing capability checks in the CE21 Suite WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11007?
CVE-2025-11007 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in ce21com CE21 Suite, published on 4 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The CE21 Suite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized plugin settings update due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_nopriv_ce21_single_sign_on_save_api_settings AJAX action in versions 2.2.1 to 2.3.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the plugin's API settings including a secret key used for authentication. This allows unauthenticated attackers to create new admin accounts on an affected site.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11007?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11007?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11007 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11007 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11007 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5m5x-66vw-r2rp.