CVE-2025-13386 Social Images Widget <= 2.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Plugin Settings Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete plugin settings by tricking administrators into clicking a link due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2025-13386?
CVE-2025-13386 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in lyrathemes Social Images Widget, published on 25 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Social Images Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'options_update' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete the plugin's settings via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13386?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13386?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13386 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-2025-13386 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13386 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfxp-cq7j-44h5.