Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. The vulnerable path is reachable without authentication. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess.
- Component
- Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace
- Plugin slug
workreap- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jun 12, 2025
This CVE was published Jun 12, 2025 and is one of 10 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace 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 Workreap plugin for WordPress, used by the Workreap - Freelance Marketplace WordPress Theme, is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying a user's identity prior to logging them in when verifying an account with an email address. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to log in as registered users, including administrators, if they know user's email address. This is only exploitable fi the user's confirmation_key has not already been set by the plugin.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H