CVE-2025-39454 WordPress Name Directory plugin <= 1.30.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass authorization checks in the Name Directory WordPress plugin to access restricted functionality.
- 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-2025-39454?
CVE-2025-39454 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Jeroen Peters Name Directory, published on 19 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Jeroen Peters Name Directory name-directory.This issue affects Name Directory: from n/a through <= 1.30.0.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39454?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39454?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39454 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-2025-39454 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39454 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4mvv-v35x-r8h9.