CVE-2019-25738

CRITICAL 9.3 CVSS 4.0

Published: June 4, 2026
Last modified: July 22, 2026
NVD status: Deferred
Reported by: disclosure@vulncheck.com
Weakness: CWE-306
CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Description

WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.

Affected products and versions

framework-y Hybrid Composer — Version 1.4.6

References

wordpress.framework-y.com http://wordpress.framework-y.com
wordpress.framework-y.com http://wordpress.framework-y.com/hybrid-composer/
labs.sucuri.net https://labs.sucuri.net/wptf-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-arbitrary-options-update/
www.exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47154
www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-settings-change
nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record

WordPress CVEs

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Affected products and versions

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