What the vulnerability does
01Description
The Reales WP STPT plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.1.2. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like password. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's passwords and email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account. This can be combined with CVE-2025-3609 to achieve remote code execution as an originally unauthenticated user with no account.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
Reales WP STPT versions 2.1.2 and earlier contain an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read, modify, or delete sensitive data and disrupt site operations. The vulnerability requires a valid user account but no additional user interaction. All installations should update immediately.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Read, modify, or delete sensitive data; disrupt site availability.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Any authenticated user can access and alter critical data or take the site offline.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
Valid user account with low privileges; network access to the site.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
May 6, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated
