Subscriber-to-Administrator escalation via unrestricted user meta updates
Published Feb 27, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2026
Privilege escalation in Templines Elementor Helper Core 2.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to become Administrators. The Youzify integration code accepts attacker-controlled user meta updates without restricting role-related keys or checking an adequate capability. Exploitation requires Subscriber-level access and an installed, activated BuddyPress plugin; success grants full WordPress Administrator privileges.
Summary
What happened
Privilege escalation in Templines Elementor Helper Core 2.7 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to become Administrators. The Youzify integration code accepts attacker-controlled user meta updates without restricting role-related keys or checking an adequate capability. Exploitation requires Subscriber-level access and an installed, activated BuddyPress plugin; success grants full WordPress Administrator privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-1295
- Published
- Feb 27, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Vendor
- Templines
- Product
- Templines Elementor Helper Core
- Classifications
- CWE-269, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 27, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 8, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=2.7
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