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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-14397

The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the postem_ipsum_generate_user

Published Dec 13, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Postem Ipsum

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14397. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of Postem Ipsum is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor franciscopalacios Postem Ipsum 0 ≤3.0.1

The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the postem_ipsum_generate_users() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary user accounts with the administrator role.

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  • vendor franciscopalacios Postem Ipsum 0 ≤3.0.10 ≤3.0.1

How to fix CVE-2025-14397

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-14397. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of Postem Ipsum is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with franciscopalacios Postem Ipsum 0 ≤3.0.1 0 ≤3.0.1. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Dec 13, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the postem_ipsum_generate_users() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary user accounts with the administrator role.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the postem_ipsum_generate_users() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to create arbitrary user accounts with the administrator role.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-14397

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-14397

    30-day exploitation probability 0.28%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-203229

    The Postem Ipsum plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the postem_ipsum_generate_users() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1. This makes it possible for authenticated a

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 4, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026