CVE-2025-1481 Shortcode Cleaner Lite <= 1.0.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Options Export
Authenticated subscribers can export arbitrary WordPress options due to missing capability checks in the Shortcode Cleaner Lite 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-2025-1481?
CVE-2025-1481 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in mandooox Shortcode Cleaner Lite, published on 8 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Shortcode Cleaner Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the download_backup() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to export arbitrary options.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1481?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jozoor Shortcode Cleaner Lite.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1481?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1481 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-2025-1481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f9g7-6m23-3v43.