CVE-2025-24750
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

Missing Authorization vulnerability discovered in ExactMetrics (WordPress plugin) affecting versions up to 8.1.0. The vulnerability allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling authenticated users with Contributor-level access and above to perform unauthorized actions (NVD, WPScan).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (Medium). The security issue stems from a missing capability check on a function that allows authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges to perform actions beyond their intended access level (Patchstack).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to perform unauthorized actions within the ExactMetrics plugin, potentially compromising the security and integrity of the WordPress installation (WPScan).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in ExactMetrics version 8.2.0. Users are advised to update to this version or later to remove the vulnerability (Patchstack).

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