CVE-2025-5956 describes an Arbitrary User Deletion vulnerability in the WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress, affecting versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.17. The flaw, rated 8.1 HIGH on the CVSS scale, stems from a missing authorization check in the ajax_delete_employee() function, allowing authenticated attackers with Employee-level access or higher to delete any user account, including administrators. While the vulnerability has a high severity due to its potential for complete user account compromise, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding it.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2.0.0, <= 2.2.17CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mishubd:wp_human_resource_management:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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