CVE-2025-53428 WordPress Simple User Registration plugin <= 6.8 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
An attacker can escalate privileges due to incorrect privilege assignment in the Simple User Registration 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-2025-53428?
CVE-2025-53428 is a high-severity vulnerability in N-Media Simple User Registration, published on 22 Oct 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in N-Media Simple User Registration wp-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Simple User Registration: from n/a through <= 6.8.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53428?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53428?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-53428 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53428 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3p98-p9mv-8p9f.