CVE-2025-62079 WordPress WP Export Categories & Taxonomies plugin <= 1.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the WP Export Categories & Taxonomies 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-2025-62079?
CVE-2025-62079 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Damian WP Export Categories & Taxonomies, published on 31 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Damian WP Export Categories & Taxonomies wp-export-categories-taxonomies allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Export Categories & Taxonomies: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-62079?
How do I fix CVE-2025-62079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-62079 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-2025-62079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-62079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xr96-49c7-2pfc.