CVE-2025-69353 WordPress Proxy & VPN Blocker plugin <= 3.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Proxy & VPN Blocker WordPress plugin due to missing authorization 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-2025-69353?
CVE-2025-69353 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Proxy & VPN Blocker, published on 6 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Proxy & VPN Blocker Proxy & VPN Blocker proxy-vpn-blocker allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Proxy & VPN Blocker: from n/a through <= 3.5.3.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69353?
How do I fix CVE-2025-69353?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69353 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-2025-69353 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-69353 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frh8-9p35-6h5j.