CVE-2025-49900 WordPress Advanced scrollbar plugin <= 1.1.8 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
An attacker can escalate privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment in the Advanced scrollbar WordPress 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-2025-49900?
CVE-2025-49900 is a high-severity vulnerability in bPlugins Advanced scrollbar, published on 6 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in bPlugins Advanced scrollbar advanced-scrollbar allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Advanced scrollbar: from n/a through <= 1.1.8.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49900?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49900?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49900 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-49900 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49900 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-577h-jj3m-6vw4.