CVE-2025-53323 WordPress Pre-Publish Post Checklist plugin <= 3.1 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Pre-Publish Post Checklist 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-2025-53323?
CVE-2025-53323 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in danbriapps Pre-Publish Post Checklist, published on 27 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in danbriapps Pre-Publish Post Checklist pre-publish-post-checklist allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Pre-Publish Post Checklist: from n/a through <= 3.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53323?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53323?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53323 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-2025-53323 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53323 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q27v-8mfj-pcmc.