CVE-2025-49422 WordPress Support Ticket Plugin <= 1.9 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An attacker can escalate privileges in the Support Ticket WordPress plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment.

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-2025-49422?

CVE-2025-49422 is a critical vulnerability in themepassion Support Ticket, published on 20 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in themepassion Support Ticket support-ticket allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Support Ticket: from n/a through <= 1.9.

Weakness: CWE-266

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49422?

How do I fix CVE-2025-49422?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49422 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-49422 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49422 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2882-xfpf-chqj.

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