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
2026-06-16
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2026-02-08
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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.

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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