CVE-2025-23958 WordPress Editor Wysiwyg Background Color plugin <= 1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Editor Wysiwyg Background Color WordPress plugin due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-23958?
CVE-2025-23958 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color, published on 17 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color editor-wysiwyg-background-color allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Editor Wysiwyg Background Color: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23958?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23958?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23958 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-2025-23958 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23958 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3w59-qgf8-pph5.