CVE-2025-3921 Missing authorization in PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions
Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary user metadata, potentially locking administrators out of the site.
- 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-2025-3921?
CVE-2025-3921 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions, published on 7 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The PeproDev Ultimate Profile Solutions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the handel_ajax_req() function in versions 1.9.1 to 7.5.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary user's metadata which can be leveraged to block an administrator from accessing their site when wp_capabilities is set to 0.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-3921?
How do I fix CVE-2025-3921?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-3921 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-2025-3921 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-3921 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6r5-4fc9-xqjx.