CVE-2025-49265: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-49265) was discovered in WP Swings Membership For WooCommerce plugin affecting versions through 2.8.1. The vulnerability was reported on April 30, 2025, and publicly disclosed on June 9, 2025 (Patchstack Database).

The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-862) where functionality is not properly constrained by Access Control Lists (ACLs). The severity is rated as High with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 (Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N). The vulnerability can be exploited without authentication, making it particularly dangerous (Patchstack Database).

The vulnerability allows unauthorized access to functionality that should be restricted, potentially leading to information disclosure. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact, particularly in terms of confidentiality breaches (Patchstack Database).

The vulnerability is considered highly dangerous and expected to become mass exploited. It requires no authentication to exploit, making it particularly accessible to potential attackers. The low attack complexity (AC:L) and no required privileges (PR:N) or user interaction (UI:N) make this vulnerability easily exploitable (Patchstack Database).

The vulnerability has been fixed in version 2.8.2 of the plugin. Users are strongly advised to update to this version or later immediately. For Patchstack users, virtual patching is available to mitigate this issue by blocking attacks until the update can be applied (Patchstack Database).