CVE-2025-14742 WP Recipe Maker <= 10.2.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure
Authenticated subscribers can access sensitive draft and private recipe data due to missing capability checks in WP Recipe Maker.
- 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-2025-14742?
CVE-2025-14742 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in brechtvds WP Recipe Maker, published on 25 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'ajax_search_recipes' and 'ajax_get_recipe' functions in all versions up to, and including, 10.2.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve sensitive recipe information including draft, pending, and private recipes that they shouldn't be able to access.
Weakness: CWE-639
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14742?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14742?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14742 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-2025-14742 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14742 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x4x7-v8wj-3952.