CVE-2025-5701
CRITICAL NUCLEIHyperComments <1.2.2 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
The HyperComments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data that can lead to privilege escalation due to a missing capability check on the hc_request_handler function in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update arbitrary options on the WordPress site. This can be leveraged to update the default role for registration to administrator and enable user registration for attackers to gain administrative user access to a vulnerable site.
Exploits (4)
github
WORKING POC
by Boshe99 · pythonpoc
https://github.com/Boshe99/CVE-Exploits/tree/main/CVE-2025-5701
Nuclei Templates (1)
HyperComments <= 1.2.2 - Arbitrary Options Update
CRITICALby kylew1004
FOFA:
body="/wp-content/plugins/hypercomments"
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.1382
EPSS Percentile
94.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-862
Status
draft
Timeline
Published
Jun 05, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026