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CVE-2025-4520 Uncanny Automator <= 6.4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated subscribers can modify plugin settings due to missing capability checks in Uncanny Automator.

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-2025-4520?

CVE-2025-4520 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in uncannyowl Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin, published on 14 May 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Uncanny Automator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 6.4.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to update plugin settings.

Weakness: CWE-862

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-4520?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Uncannyowl Uncanny Automator.

How do I fix CVE-2025-4520?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-4520 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-2025-4520 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-4520 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m4h7-86xm-549j.

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