CVE-2025-23534 WordPress WPLingo plugin <= 1.1.2 - Arbitrary Content Deletion vulnerability
An attacker can arbitrarily delete content in the WPLingo WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-23534?
CVE-2025-23534 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Mark Winiarski WPLingo, published on 14 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mark Winiarski WPLingo wplingo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WPLingo: from n/a through <= 1.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23534?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23534?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23534 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-2025-23534 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23534 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jw87-ch73-p69p.