The Goodlayers Core plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to 2.1.7 (exclusive). This is due to the plugin not properly restricting what roles a user can register with. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to gain administrative access to the site.
CVE-2025-59580 is a medium severity with CVSS 4.3 Privilege Escalation issue affecting the Plugin Goodlayers Core. It affects Versions before 2.1.7 and is fixed in 2.1.7.
CVE-2025-59580 is tracked for the Plugin Goodlayers Core as medium severity with CVSS 4.3. The affected range is Versions before 2.1.7. Update Goodlayers Core to 2.1.7 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
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| Software Slug |
goodlayers-core
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-59580 |
| Patched Versions |
2.1.7
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 2.1.7
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Goodlayers Core <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via SVG Upload
Goodlayers Core <= 2.0.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Goodlayers Core <= 2.0.7 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via 'font-family'
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