Check Point Advisories

WordPress Eventin Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-47539)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2025-0483
Date Published:	2 Jul 2025
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 02 July, 2025
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2025-47539
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	WordPress Eventin plugin 4.0.26 and prior
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in WordPress Eventin plugin. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability would allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WordPress Eventin Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-47539) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: WordPress Enforcement Protection.
Attack Information: WordPress Eventin Plugin Privilege Escalation (CVE-2025-47539)