CVE-2025-15527 WP Recipe Maker <= 10.2.2 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Sensitive Information Exposure
Authenticated attackers with Contributor access can expose sensitive data from private, draft, or password-protected posts via insecure direct object reference.
- 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-2025-15527?
CVE-2025-15527 is a medium-severity vulnerability in brechtvds WP Recipe Maker, published on 16 Jan 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 Information Exposure in versions up to, and including, 10.2.2 via the api_get_post_summary function due to insufficient restrictions on which posts can be retrieved. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to extract data from posts they may not be able to edit or read otherwise. This also affects password protected, private, or draft posts that they should not have access to.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15527?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15527?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15527 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-15527 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-15527 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h3f5-wx4v-hw9v.