WordPress CE21 Suite Plugin <= 2.3.1 is vulnerable to a high priority Privilege Escalation

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<= 2.3.1Vulnerable version(s)
No official fix availableFixed version
WordPress plugin
No VDP
4 Nov, 2025

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Risks

CVSS 9.8

This vulnerability is highly dangerous and expected to become exploited.

Note by Patchstack

Due to the specific nature of this vulnerability, no virtual patch can be assigned to it.

9.8

Privilege Escalation

This could allow a malicious actor to escalate their low privileged account to something with higher privileges. After this they could take full control of the website if high privileges are gained.

CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.

Solutions

We advise to mitigate or resolve the vulnerability immediately.

Details

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WordPress plugin
No VDP

Timeline

Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers

4 Nov, 2025

Published by Patchstack

4 Nov, 2025

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