CVE-2025-15100
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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_panel_ajax_update_profile' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

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Published
2026-02-08
Last Modified
2026-02-08
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2026-02-08
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-15100
EUVD
EUVD-2025-206900

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Vendor Product Version / Range
jay_login_and_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 users with Subscriber-level access or higher to escalate their privileges to administrator level. This happens because the plugin permits updating arbitrary user meta data through the 'jay_panel_ajax_update_profile' function, which should not be allowed.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can have a severe impact as it allows an authenticated user with low-level access to gain administrator privileges. This means an attacker could take full control of the WordPress site, potentially leading to unauthorized data access, site defacement, data loss, or further exploitation.

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