CVE-2025-13405 Missing authorization in Ace Post Type Builder
Authenticated subscribers can delete arbitrary custom taxonomies due to missing authorization checks in the Ace Post Type Builder 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-2025-13405?
CVE-2025-13405 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder, 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 Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13405?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13405 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-2025-13405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v5j9-4c4g-m94f.