CVE-2025-49857 WordPress myCred plugin <= 2.9.4.2 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit missing authorization in the myCred WordPress plugin to bypass access controls and potentially modify data or escalate privileges.
- 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-2025-49857?
CVE-2025-49857 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal myCred, published on 17 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Saad Iqbal myCred mycred allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through <= 2.9.4.2.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49857?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49857?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49857 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-2025-49857 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49857 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vpjv-p7cp-xj9j.