CVE-2025-3064 WPFront User Role Editor <= 4.2.1 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Privilege Escalation via whitelist_options Function
Unauthenticated attackers can escalate privileges via CSRF in WPFront User Role Editor on multisite WordPress instances by tricking admins.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-3064?
CVE-2025-3064 is a high-severity vulnerability in syammohanm WPFront User Role Editor, published on 8 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The WPFront User Role Editor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 4.2.1. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the whitelist_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the default role option that can be leveraged for privilege escalation via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link. This is only exploitable on multisite instances.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3064?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3064?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3064 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-3064 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3064 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gj64-6xgg-9g98.