CVE-2025-23930
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was identified in iTechArt-Group PayPal Marketing Solutions plugin version 1.2 and earlier. The vulnerability was discovered and reported by researcher Mika on December 28, 2024, and was officially published on January 16, 2025, with the identifier CVE-2025-23930 (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3 (Medium), having a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The security flaw stems from missing authorization checks that could allow unprivileged users to execute higher privileged actions (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability has been assessed as having a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited. The security issue specifically affects the access control mechanisms of the WordPress plugin, potentially allowing subscriber-level users to perform unauthorized actions (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. Given the low severity impact, Patchstack has indicated that a virtual patch is unnecessary (Patchstack).

Additional resources


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