CVE-2025-14172 Missing authorization in WP Page Permalink Extension
Authenticated subscribers can flush site rewrite rules due to missing authorization checks in the WP Page Permalink Extension 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-2025-14172?
CVE-2025-14172 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in infosatech WP Page Permalink Extension, published on 9 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This is due to missing authorization checks on the `cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules` function hooked to `wp_ajax_cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to flush the site's rewrite rules via the `action` parameter.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14172?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14172 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-2025-14172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x2rg-q7qq-q3c7.