CVE-2025-1502 IP2Location Redirection <= 1.33.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Export
Unauthenticated attackers can download plugin settings due to missing capability checks in the IP2Location Redirection WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-1502?
CVE-2025-1502 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in IP2Location Redirection, published on 1 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IP2Location Redirection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'download_ip2location_redirection_backup' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.33.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download the plugin's settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1502?
How do I fix CVE-2025-1502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1502 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-2025-1502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-1502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pv28-xfr8-q7cp.