WordPress plugin
WP Human Resource Management Plugin < 2.2.6 — Authorization Bypass
CVE-2019-9573Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <2.2.6Update to 2.2.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.5
- CVSS
- 7.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:NPrivileges required- None
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:HIntegrity- High
A:NAvailability- None
- Weakness
- Not assigned
- Required access
- No account needed
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
WP Human Resource Management hrm
- Affected< 2.2.6
- Patched in2.2.6
Update to 2.2.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 2.2.6. Version 2.2.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under WP Human Resource Management.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
- No account is needed to exploit this. Treat any exposed site on an affected version as at risk.
What to do
- Update to version 2.2.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch WP Human Resource Management to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Henri Salo (fgeek).
The WP Human Resource Management plugin before 2.2.6 for WordPress mishandles leave applications.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in WP Human Resource Management
All 4| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.8 | 2.2.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Employee+) Privilege Escalation via wp_ajax_hrm_insert_employee AJAX Action 2.0.0 – 2.2.17No patch available | CVE-2025-5953 | |
| Medium6.5 | 2.2.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Employee+) Arbitrary User Deletion via ajax_delete_employee Function 2.0.0 – 2.2.17No patch available | CVE-2025-5956 | |
| High7.5 | Sensitive Information Disclosure <2.2.6Update to 2.2.6 | CVE-2019-9574 |
- High8.82.2.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Employee+) Privilege Escalation via wp_ajax_hrm_insert_employee AJAX Action
2.0.0 – 2.2.17No patch available
- Medium6.52.2.17 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Employee+) Arbitrary User Deletion via ajax_delete_employee Function
2.0.0 – 2.2.17No patch available
- High7.5Sensitive Information Disclosure
<2.2.6Update to 2.2.6
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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