CVE-2025-55707 WordPress PostX Plugin <= 4.1.35 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
An attacker can escalate privileges in the PostX WordPress plugin due to incorrect privilege assignment, potentially gaining unauthorized administrative access.
- 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-2025-55707?
CVE-2025-55707 is a high-severity vulnerability in WPXPO PostX, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 4.1.35.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-55707?
How do I fix CVE-2025-55707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-55707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-55707 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-55707 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3xc3-wg4j-v425.