CVE-2025-14864 Virusdie <= 1.1.7 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) API Key Disclosure
Authenticated subscribers can retrieve the Virusdie API key due to missing authorization checks, potentially compromising the site owner's account.
- 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-2025-14864?
CVE-2025-14864 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Virusdie – One-click website security, published on 19 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Virusdie - One-click website security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.7. This is due to missing capability checks on the `vd_get_apikey` function which is hooked to `wp_ajax_virusdie_apikey`. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to retrieve the site's Virusdie API key, which could be used to access the site owner's Virusdie account and potentially compromise site security.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14864?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14864 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-2025-14864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g989-4692-3qw2.