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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-22512
CVE-2025-22512:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-22512) was discovered in Help Scout WordPress plugin versions 6.5.6 and below. The vulnerability was reported by security researcher Abdi Pranata on December 23, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on January 7, 2025 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue with a CVSS score of 4.3 (Low severity). The security flaw stems from missing authorization, authentication, or nonce token checks in certain functions, potentially allowing unprivileged users to execute higher privileged actions (Patchstack).
Impact
The vulnerability has been assessed to have a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited. The specific impact varies case by case due to the nature of broken access control vulnerabilities (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of February 2025, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact, Patchstack has deemed a virtual patch unnecessary (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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