CVE-2025-1404 Missing authorization in Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking
Unauthenticated attackers can retrieve registered user emails due to a missing capability check in the Secure Copy Content Protection 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-2025-1404?
CVE-2025-1404 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in ays-pro Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking, published on 1 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the ays_sccp_reports_user_search() function in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve a list of registered user emails.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1404?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1404?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1404 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-2025-1404 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1404 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8jxw-vxhj-q8p7.