CVE-2025-14486 PixelPlay <= 1.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary API Key Deletion via 'clear_api_type' Parameter
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary API keys in the PixelPlay 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-2025-14486?
CVE-2025-14486 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in kamleshyadav PixelPlay, 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 PixelPlay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key deletion due to missing authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary API keys (Pixabay, Unsplash, Pixels, OpenAI) configured by site administrators via the 'clear_api_type' parameter.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14486?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14486?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14486 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-2025-14486 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14486 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jrhq-q5jc-pgv2.