Ace User Management <= 2.0.3 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Password Reset

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key
CVE CVE-2025-6027
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published October 15, 2025
Last Updated November 12, 2025
Researcher aschoiloa1890
Description

The Ace User Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords, including administrators, and leverage that to gain access to their account.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug ace-user-management (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 2.0.3
Patched Version
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