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CVE-2025-5953: The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization in the ajax_insert_employee() and update_empoyee() functions in versions 2.0.0

high Affects hrm (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation due to missing authorization in the ajax_insert_employee() and update_empoyee() functions in versions 2.0.0

Package
hrm (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=2.0.0 and <=2.2.17
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
high  CVSS 8.8
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (38.3th percentile)
Published
2025-07-04
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
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