CVE-2025-13441 Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce <= 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Cache Flushing
Unauthenticated attackers can flush the site's object cache, potentially degrading site performance due to missing authorization 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-2025-13441?
CVE-2025-13441 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in themesupport Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce, published on 27 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This is due to a missing capability check on the admin_init hook that executes wp_cache_flush(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to flush the site's object cache via forged requests, potentially degrading site performance.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13441?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13441 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-2025-13441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j6gh-26rx-jhj8.