CVE-2025-25081 WordPress Embed RSS plugin <= 3.1 - Arbitrary Shortcode Execution vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary shortcodes due to missing authorization checks in the Embed RSS 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-2025-25081?
CVE-2025-25081 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in DeannaS Embed RSS, published on 7 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in DeannaS Embed RSS embed-rss allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Embed RSS: from n/a through <= 3.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25081?
How do I fix CVE-2025-25081?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25081 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-2025-25081 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25081 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rh29-f327-4hgq.