CVE-2019-25738

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-06-04. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hc_ajax_save_option action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to hc_ajax_save_option to enable user registration and set the default role to administrator, enabling account takeover.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EPSS
26.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 4, 2026

Last Modified

June 4, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 20, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 Unauthenticated Settings Change | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wordpress-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-settings-change
generic🟡 PoC Available

WordPress Plugin Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 - Improper Access Restrictions - PHP webapps Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47154
generic🔴 Active Exploitation

WPTF Hybrid Composer - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update

https://labs.sucuri.net/wptf-hybrid-composer-unauthenticated-arbitrary-options-update/
generic

Hybrid Composer - WordPress Theme Framework

http://wordpress.framework-y.com/hybrid-composer/
generic

WPTF - The Best WordPress Theme Framework

http://wordpress.framework-y.com

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2019-25738(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-25738?
CVE-2019-25738 is a critical vulnerability published on June 4, 2026. WordPress Hybrid Composer 1.4.6 contains an unauthenticated settings change vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to modify WordPress options by exploiting the hcajaxsaveoption action. Attackers can send POST requests to the admin-ajax.php endpoint with the action parameter set to…
When was CVE-2019-25738 disclosed?
CVE-2019-25738 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-25738 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-25738 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 26.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-25738?
CVE-2019-25738 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-25738?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-25738, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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