WordPress Institutions Directory plugin <= 1.3.4 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

published 2026-01-22 9 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-3926

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in e-plugins Institutions Directory institutions-directory allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Institutions Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 9 mo ago (2026-01-27)

Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

e-plugins Institutions Directory

Classification

Weakness

CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/institutions-directory/vulnerability/wordpress-institutions-directory-plugin-1-3-4-
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-69182
NVD CVE-2025-69182

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Summary