CVE-2025-39542
WordPress Xelion Webchat plugin <= 9.1.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat xelion-webchat allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Xelion Webchat: from n/a through <= 9.1.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Xelion Webchat plugin <= 9.1.0 - Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat xelion-webchat allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Xelion Webchat: from n/a through <= 9.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-39542- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-11743
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat xelion-webchat allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Xelion Webchat: from n/a through <= 9.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2025-11743- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-82p7-64v9-fpv5
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat allows Privilege...
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Xelion Webchat: from n/a through 9.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-82p7-64v9-fpv5- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat xelion-webchat allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Xelion Webchat: from n/a through <= 9.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-39542- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-266
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-39542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Jauhari Xelion Xelion Webchat, published April 17, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/xelion-webchat/vulnerability/wordpress-xelion-webchat-9-1-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39542
github.com/advisories/GHSA-82p7-64v9-fpv5