CVE-2025-5486

9.8 CRITICAL 0.5% exploit odds No fix listed Auth & access Web app

What it is

The WP Email Debug plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the WPMDBUG_handle_settings() function in versions 1.0 to 1.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to enable debugging and send all emails to an attacker controlled address and then trigger a password reset for an administrator to gain access to an administrator account.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2025-06-06 07:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 09:48 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2025-06-06 07:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 09:48 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Record status: Deferred

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 9.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

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

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record