CVE-2025-11174 Document Library Lite <= 1.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve unpublished document titles and content via an unprotected AJAX endpoint in the Document Library Lite plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-11174?
CVE-2025-11174 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in barn2media Document Library Lite, published on 1 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Document Library Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to the plugin exposing an unauthenticated AJAX action dll_load_posts which returns a JSON table of document data without performing nonce or capability checks. The handler accepts an attacker-controlled args array where the status option explicitly allows draft, pending, future, and any. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve unpublished document titles and content via the AJAX endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-285
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11174?
How do I fix CVE-2025-11174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-11174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-11174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq4p-v24g-p55q.