CVE-2025-9542 AutomatorWP <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Multiple Functions
Authenticated subscribers can modify integration settings or view automations due to missing capability checks in the AutomatorWP WordPress 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-2025-9542?
CVE-2025-9542 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rubengc AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress, published on 9 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple plugin's functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify integration settings or view existing automations.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9542?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9542?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9542 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-2025-9542 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9542 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hj9-hmfj-rqcg.