CVE-2025-15027
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Privilege Escalation in JAY Login & Register WordPress Plugin

Publication date: 2026-02-08

Last updated on: 2026-02-08

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The JAY Login & Register plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.6.03. This is due to the plugin allowing a user to update arbitrary user meta through the 'jay_login_register_ajax_create_final_user' function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

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Published
2026-02-08
Last Modified
2026-02-08
Generated
2026-07-26
AI Q&A
2026-02-08
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-25
NVD
CVE-2025-15027
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206901

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Vendor Product Version / Range
jay_login_register plugin to 2.6.03 (inc)

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CWE ID Description
CWE-269 The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

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Executive Summary

The JAY Login & Register plugin for WordPress has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation. Specifically, in all versions up to and including 2.6.03, the plugin permits an unauthenticated attacker to update arbitrary user meta data via the 'jay_login_register_ajax_create_final_user' function.

This means an attacker can elevate their privileges to that of an administrator without needing to be logged in.

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Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have severe impacts because it allows an attacker to gain administrator-level access to a WordPress site using the JAY Login & Register plugin.

  • An attacker could take full control of the website.
  • They could modify or delete content, install malicious code, or steal sensitive information.
  • The integrity, confidentiality, and availability of the website and its data could be compromised.
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