CVE-2025-5811 Listly: Listicles For WordPress <= 2.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Transient Deletion
Unauthenticated attackers can delete arbitrary transient values due to missing capability checks in the Listly WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-5811?
CVE-2025-5811 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in milanmk Listly: Listicles For WordPress, published on 18 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Listly: Listicles For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Init() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary transient values on the WordPress site.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5811?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5811?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5811 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-2025-5811 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5811 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rqph-h3hc-5v4m.