Private Content <= 8.11.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover

Improper Privilege Management
CVE CVE-2025-26966
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published February 24, 2025
Last Updated March 3, 2025
Researcher Rafie Muhammad
Description

The Private Content plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 8.11.5. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to takeover other user's accounts effectively elevating their privileges.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug private-content (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 8.11.5
Patched Version
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