CVE-2025-49976 WordPress WANotifier plugin <= 2.7.12 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the WANotifier WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- 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-2025-49976?
CVE-2025-49976 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in WANotifier Notifier, published on 20 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WANotifier Notifier notifier allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Notifier: from n/a through <= 2.7.12.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49976?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49976?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49976 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-2025-49976 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49976 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6gf-rjfm-w3mv.