CVE-2025-5812CWE-862

VG WORT METIS <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update

Medium · published June 26, 2025

CVSS v3.1
4.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
4.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00276 · 19.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2025-06-26T02:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUN 02:06Z
    VG WORT METIS <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update
    cvelistv5