CVE-2025-9979 Maspik <= 2.5.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Spam Log Export
Authenticated subscribers can export spam logs containing sensitive data due to missing capability checks in the Maspik 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-2025-9979?
CVE-2025-9979 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in yonifre Maspik – Ultimate Spam Protection, published on 10 Sep 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Maspik plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in version 2.5.6 and prior. This is due to missing capability checks on the Maspik_spamlog_download_csv function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to export and download the spam log database containing blocked submission attempts, which may include misclassified but legitimate submissions with sensitive data.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9979?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9979?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9979 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-2025-9979 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9979 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jr28-7r85-hhf6.