CVE-2025-14371 TaxoPress <= 3.41.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary Post Tag Modification
Authenticated contributors can modify taxonomy terms on any post due to missing capability checks in the TaxoPress 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-2025-14371?
CVE-2025-14371 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in stevejburge Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI, published on 6 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the taxopress_ai_add_post_term function in all versions up to, and including, 3.41.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to add or remove taxonomy terms (tags, categories) on any post, including ones they do not own.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14371?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14371?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14371 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-2025-14371 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14371 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69m7-6xqg-m79v.