CVE-2025-24571 WordPress WP Fast Total Search plugin <= 1.78.258 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass access controls in the WP Fast Total Search plugin to perform unauthorized actions 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-2025-24571?

CVE-2025-24571 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Epsiloncool WP Fast Total Search, published on 24 Jan 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Epsiloncool WP Fast Total Search fulltext-search allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Fast Total Search: from n/a through <= 1.78.258.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24571?

How do I fix CVE-2025-24571?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24571 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-2025-24571 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24571 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2jrx-fmqr-7h3v.

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