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CVE-2025-5956: The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.1

medium Affects hrm (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

The WP Human Resource Management plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary User Deletion due to a missing authorization within the ajax_delete_employee() function in versions 2.0.0 through 2.2.1

Package
hrm (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
>=2.0.0 and <=2.2.17
Fixed in
no fix recorded
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.5
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (29.2th percentile)
Published
2025-07-04
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
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