Description
The School Management System – WPSchoolPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpsp_UpdateTeacher() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with teacher-level access and above, to update arbitrary user details including email which makes it possible to request a password reset and access arbitrary user accounts, including administrators.
Published: 2025-03-15
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation via missing authorization check
Action: Immediate Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-6622 The School Management System – WPSchoolPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpsp_UpdateTeacher() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with teacher-level access and above, to update arbitrary user details including email which makes it possible to request a password reset and access arbitrary user accounts, including administrators.
History

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:30:00 +0000


Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0004}

epss

{'score': 0.00052}


Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Igexsolutions
Igexsolutions wpschoolpress
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:igexsolutions:wpschoolpress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Igexsolutions
Igexsolutions wpschoolpress

Mon, 17 Mar 2025 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 15 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The School Management System – WPSchoolPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to a missing capability check on the wpsp_UpdateTeacher() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.16. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with teacher-level access and above, to update arbitrary user details including email which makes it possible to request a password reset and access arbitrary user accounts, including administrators.
Title School Management System – WPSchoolPress <= 2.2.16 - Missing Authorization to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover
Weaknesses CWE-639
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Igexsolutions Wpschoolpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:29:50.536Z

Reserved: 2025-02-24T21:21:35.824Z

Link: CVE-2025-1667

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-03-17T21:26:00.445Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-03-15T04:15:21.273

Modified: 2026-04-08T19:23:51.043

Link: CVE-2025-1667

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-20T23:45:21Z

Weaknesses