CVE-2025-55707 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 4.1.35.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress
Wpxpo	Postx

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References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-post/vulnerability/wordpress-postx-plugin-4-1-35-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpxpo Wpxpo postx
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpxpo Wpxpo postx

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 07:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in WPXPO PostX ultimate-post allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PostX: from n/a through <= 4.1.35.
Title		WordPress PostX Plugin <= 4.1.35 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-266
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ultimate-post/vulnerability/wordpress-postx-plugin-4-1-35-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-12-18T07:21:50.529Z

Updated: 2025-12-18T19:00:12.140Z

Reserved: 2025-08-14T09:10:30.442Z

Link: CVE-2025-55707

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-18T19:00:00.666Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-18T08:15:56.450

Modified: 2025-12-18T19:16:26.543

Link: CVE-2025-55707

Redhat

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