CVE-2025-14484 Missing authorization in Image Buzz

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can modify arbitrary API keys in the Image Buzz WordPress plugin 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-2025-14484?

CVE-2025-14484 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kamleshyadav Image Buzz, published on 22 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Image Buzz plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key modification due to missing authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to modify arbitrary API keys (Pixabay, Unsplash, Pixels) configured by site administrators via the 'pixabay_api', 'unsplash_api', or 'pixels_api' parameters.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14484?

How do I fix CVE-2025-14484?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14484 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-2025-14484 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14484 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m3qm-2932-58gx.

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