CVE-2025-54697 WordPress Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer Plugin <= 1.5.16 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An attacker can escalate privileges in the Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer WordPress plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54697?
CVE-2025-54697 is a high-severity vulnerability in StellarWP Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer, published on 14 Aug 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in StellarWP Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer kadence-woocommerce-email-designer allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer: from n/a through <= 1.5.16.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54697?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmm5-qg55-f45m.