CVE-2025-7822 WP Wallcreeper <= 1.6.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Susbcriber+) Cache Enable/Disable
Authenticated subscribers can enable or disable caching due to missing capability checks in the WP Wallcreeper plugin.
- 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-2025-7822?
CVE-2025-7822 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in alexalouit WP Wallcreeper, published on 24 Jul 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Wallcreeper plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the admin_notices hook in all versions up to, and including, 1.6.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to enable and disable caching.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7822?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7822?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7822 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-2025-7822 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7822 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pjf-mw33-c6c3.