aapanel WP Toolkit: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
aapanel WP Toolkit is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exploitation requires at least subscriber-level access. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- aapanel WP Toolkit
- Plugin slug
aapanel-wp-toolkit- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 18, 2025
- Weakness
- CWE-862 — Missing Authorization
This CVE was published Jul 18, 2025 and is one of 1 known issue for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update aapanel WP Toolkit to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The aapanel WP Toolkit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization checks within the auto_login() function in versions 1.0 to 1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to bypass all role checks and gain full admin privileges.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H