SecuPress Free <= 2.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Published Apr 29, 2025
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.30%
Description
The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'secupress_reinstall_plugins_admin_ajax_cb' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins.
Affected products
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- Version -StatusaffectedConstraints<=2.3.9
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secupress | SecuPress Free — WordPress Security | unaffected |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Apr 29, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00297) | 20.31th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 14.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 29, 2025 | 0.03% (0.00025) | 5.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (3)
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/secupress/trunk/free/modules/plugins-themes/tools.php#L686 Product
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3283453/ Patch
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/d9125873-aedd-4334-b8e0-74b67d301904?source=cve Third Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.