CVE-2025-8423 My WP Translate <= 1.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Option Read and Deletion
Authenticated subscribers can read and delete arbitrary WordPress options due to missing capability checks, potentially causing denial of service.
- 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-2025-8423?
CVE-2025-8423 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in mythemeshop My WP Translate, published on 11 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The My WP Translate plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the mtswpt_remove_plugin() and ajax_update_export_code() functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to read and delete arbitrary WordPress options which can cause a denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8423?
How do I fix CVE-2025-8423?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8423 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-2025-8423 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-8423 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-643q-prw4-99r6.