The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The plugin’s deletion handler reads the client-supplied $_POST['delete'] array and passes each ID directly to wp_delete_user() without verifying that the caller has the delete_users capability or limiting which user IDs may be removed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Employee-level access and above, to delete arbitrary accounts, including administrators.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.php#L48 | Product |
| https://wordpress.org/plugins/hrm/#developers | Release Notes |
| https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28cf0f3f-0048-4da9-aa86-243479f7b974?source=cve | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
13 Aug 2025, 19:29
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:mishubd:wp_human_resource_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 8.1 |
| First Time |
Mishubd wp Human Resource Management
Mishubd |
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| References | () https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/hrm/tags/2.2.17/class/employee.php#L48 - Product | |
| References | () https://wordpress.org/plugins/hrm/#developers - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/28cf0f3f-0048-4da9-aa86-243479f7b974?source=cve - Third Party Advisory |
04 Jul 2025, 03:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-07-04 03:15
Updated : 2025-08-13 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2025-5956
Mitre link : CVE-2025-5956
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mishubd
- wp_human_resource_management
CWE
CWE-862
Missing Authorization