CVE-2019-25738 CRITICAL

CVE-2019-25738: WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 Unauthenticated Settings Change

Vendor Framework-Y
Product Hybrid Composer
Weakness CWE-306 · Missing auth
Published June 4, 2026
Last update June 4, 2026

CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

Description

WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.

Key dates

Disclosure timeline

June 4, 2026 CVE published
June 4, 2026 Record updated