CVE-2025-4103 Missing authorization in WP-GeoMeta
Authenticated subscribers can escalate privileges to administrator due to missing capability checks in the WP-GeoMeta plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-4103?
CVE-2025-4103 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in luminfire WP-GeoMeta, published on 31 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP-GeoMeta plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the wp_ajax_wpgm_start_geojson_import() function in versions 0.3.4 to 0.3.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4103?
How do I fix CVE-2025-4103?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4103 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-2025-4103 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4103 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3mfv-w34c-w847.