CVE-2025-5483 LC Wizard 1.2.10 - 1.3.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation
Unauthenticated attackers can create administrator accounts in the LC Wizard WordPress plugin when PRO functionality is enabled due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2025-5483?
CVE-2025-5483 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in niaj Connector Wizard (formerly LC Wizard), published on 7 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The LC Wizard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check in the ghl-wizard/inc/wp_user.php file in versions 1.2.10 to 1.3.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create new user accounts with the administrator role when the PRO functionality is enabled.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5483?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5483?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5483 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-2025-5483 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5483 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w5cv-jqj9-8f97.