CVE-2025-49989 WordPress App Builder plugin <= 5.5.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the App Builder WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49989?
CVE-2025-49989 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in App Builder, published on 20 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in App Cheap App Builder app-builder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects App Builder: from n/a through <= 5.5.6.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49989?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49989 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-2025-49989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rvrr-484r-gx3x.