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CVE-2025-39596 (GCVE-0-2025-39596)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-17 15:46 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:12
VLAI
Title
WordPress Quentn WP plugin <= 1.2.8 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Summary
Weak Authentication vulnerability in Quentn.com GmbH Quentn WP quentn-wp allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Quentn WP: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-17 17:42 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Quentn.com GmbH Quentn WP Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.2.8 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:39
Credits
Le Ngoc Anh | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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