CVE-2025-8152 Missing authorization in WP CTA – Call Now Button, Sticky Button & Call to Action Builder
Unauthenticated attackers can modify sticky CTA status and names due to missing capability checks in the WP CTA WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-8152?
CVE-2025-8152 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in blendmedia WP CTA – Call Now Button, Sticky Button & Call to Action Builder, published on 2 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin, Sticky CTA, Sticky Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_cta_status' and 'change_sticky_sidebar_name' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the status of a sticky and update the name displayed in the back-end WP CTA Dashboard.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8152?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8152?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8152 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-2025-8152 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8152 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrcj-8r35-5gqx.