CVE-2025-5812
4.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Summary
The VG WORT METIS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gutenberg_save_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update limited post settings.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| vgwort | VG WORT METIS | 0 <= 2.0.0 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862: CWE-862 Missing Authorization
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: partial
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9edcbdc-5b01-4880-95ec-57d87ccbb472?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vgw-metis/trunk/classes/admin.php#L422
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3334017/vgw-metis/trunk/classes/admin.php
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