CVE-2025-68505 WordPress H5P plugin <= 1.16.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the H5P WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2025-68505?
CVE-2025-68505 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in icc0rz H5P, published on 24 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 icc0rz H5P h5p allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects H5P: from n/a through <= 1.16.1.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68505?
How do I fix CVE-2025-68505?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-68505 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-2025-68505 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68505 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-938x-vjmp-c2cw.