CVE-2025-31417 WordPress WP Docs plugin < 2.2.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls to view restricted documents in the WP Docs 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-2025-31417?
CVE-2025-31417 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood WP Docs, published on 31 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Fahad Mahmood WP Docs wp-docs allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Docs: from n/a through < 2.2.7.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31417?
How do I fix CVE-2025-31417?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-31417 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-2025-31417 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-31417 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-crvq-r2jc-v9jv.