CVE-2025-14370 Quote Comments <= 3.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Settings Update
Authenticated subscribers can arbitrarily update plugin settings due to missing authorization checks in the Quote Comments WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14370?
CVE-2025-14370 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in metodiew Quote Comments, published on 7 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Quote Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.0. This is due to missing authorization checks in the quotecomments_add_admin function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update arbitrary plugin options via the 'action' parameter.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14370?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14370?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14370 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-2025-14370 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14370 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rg7p-9gq5-gpcc.