Unauthenticated WordPress privilege escalation
Published Jan 22, 2026 · Updated Jan 22, 2026
Incorrect privilege assignment in LazyCoders LLC LazyTasks 1.2.37 and earlier allows remote attackers to escalate WordPress privileges. Patchstack has not published the affected endpoint, function, request field, or incorrect privilege-assignment operation. No account or user interaction is required; the published impact is privilege escalation, but the resulting role and permissions are unspecified.
Summary
What happened
Incorrect privilege assignment in LazyCoders LLC LazyTasks 1.2.37 and earlier allows remote attackers to escalate WordPress privileges. Patchstack has not published the affected endpoint, function, request field, or incorrect privilege-assignment operation. No account or user interaction is required; the published impact is privilege escalation, but the resulting role and permissions are unspecified.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-68869
- Published
- Jan 22, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 22, 2026
- Vendor
- LazyCoders LLC
- Product
- LazyTasks
- Classifications
- CWE-266, CAPEC-233, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 22, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 22, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 1.4.01
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Atomic Edge PHP trigger proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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