CVE-2025-2238: Vikinger <= 1.9.30 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'vikinger_user_meta_update_ajax'

8.8 CVSS

Description

The Vikinger theme for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.30. This is due to insufficient user_meta restrictions in the 'vikinger_user_meta_update_ajax' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to escalate their privileges to Administrator-level.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-2238

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 8.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Affected Products

Vendor: Odin_Design

Product: Vikinger

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 13.05% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-05-24 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2238
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9e0cba5b-5833-4c02-ac17-830994b0f207?source=cve
https://themeforest.net/item/vikinger-buddypress-and-gamipress-social-community/28612259

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