Vulnerability · Published Oct 11, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2025-11533WP Freeio <= 1.2.21 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in WP Freeio from ApusTheme. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 50.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The WP Freeio plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.21. This is due to the process_register() function not restricting what user roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to supply the 'administrator' role during registration and gain administrator access to the site.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
ApusTheme WP Freeio 0 – through 1.2.21

Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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