CVE-2025-5812 VG WORT METIS <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update
Authenticated subscribers can modify limited post settings in the VG WORT METIS WordPress plugin due to missing capability checks.
- 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-2025-5812?
CVE-2025-5812 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in vgwort VG WORT METIS, published on 26 Jun 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The VG WORT METIS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gutenberg_save_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update limited post settings.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5812?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5812?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5812 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-2025-5812 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5812 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfj9-xr95-c2p4.