CVE-2025-5953 Missing authorization in WP Human Resource Management
Authenticated employees can escalate privileges to administrator due to missing authorization checks in the WP Human Resource Management 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-2025-5953?
CVE-2025-5953 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in asaquzzaman WP Human Resource Management, published on 4 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization in the ajax_insert_employee() and update_empoyee() functions in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The AJAX handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['role'] and, after basic cleaning via hrm_clean(), passes it directly to wp_insert_user() and later to $user->set_role() without verifying that the current user is allowed to assign that role. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to administrator.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5953?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mishubd Wp Human Resource Management.
How do I fix CVE-2025-5953?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5953 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-2025-5953 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5953 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in asaquzzaman WP Human Resource Management
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcvq-g63r-9f2v.