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Publication date: 2026-01-22

Last updated on: 2026-01-27

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in e-plugins Institutions Directory institutions-directory allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Institutions Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.

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Published

2026-01-22

Last Modified

2026-01-27

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2026-01-22

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-04

NVD

CVE-2025-69182

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
patchstack	institutions_directory	to 1.3.4 (inc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-266	A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

CVE-2025-69182 is a high-priority privilege escalation vulnerability in the WordPress Institutions Directory Plugin (versions up to 1.3.4). It allows a user with low-level privileges, such as a Subscriber or Developer, to escalate their privileges to a higher level, potentially gaining full control over the affected WordPress website. This vulnerability falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A7: Identification and Authentication Failures and has a CVSS severity score of 8.8. [1]

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow a malicious low-privileged user to escalate their privileges and gain full control over the affected WordPress website. This could lead to unauthorized access, modification, or deletion of website content, compromise of sensitive data, and potentially complete takeover of the site, posing a significant security risk. [1]

Mitigation Strategies

Since no official patch is available for CVE-2025-69182, it is strongly recommended to apply the mitigation rule issued by Patchstack to block attacks exploiting this privilege escalation vulnerability. Users should implement this mitigation immediately to protect their WordPress websites using the Institutions Directory Plugin up to version 1.3.4. Additionally, monitoring for suspicious privilege escalation attempts and limiting subscriber-level access where possible can help reduce risk until a patch is released. [1]

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