miniOrange Custom API for WP Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability has been identified in the miniOrange Custom API for WordPress, affecting versions through 4.2.2. This vulnerability allows users with low privileges to escalate their rights, potentially leading to full control of the website.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a user to escalate privileges, gaining higher access rights and potentially full control over the WordPress site.

Remediation

Users of the miniOrange Custom API for WordPress should update to version 4.2.3 or later. Patchstack users can enable auto-updates for vulnerable plugins.

Added: Aug 20, 2025, 8:24 AM
Updated: Aug 20, 2025, 8:24 AM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
0.0
impact
5.0
exploitability
5.2
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

Our algorithm analyzes dozens of metrics to generate these 8 key vulnerability categories, which are then combined to calculate the overall risk score.