CVE-2025-23916 WordPress WP Meetup plugin <= 2.3.0 - Settings Change vulnerability
Attackers can modify plugin settings without proper authorization due to missing access controls in the WP Meetup WordPress 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-2025-23916?
CVE-2025-23916 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Nuanced Media WP Meetup, published on 16 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Nuanced Media WP Meetup wp-meetup allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Meetup: from n/a through <= 2.3.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23916?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23916 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-2025-23916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x52c-23gr-22pq.