CVE-2025-53323: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Missing Authorization vulnerability was discovered in danbriapps Pre-Publish Post Checklist WordPress plugin, affecting versions through 3.1. The vulnerability allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels. The issue was reported on May 9, 2025, and publicly disclosed on June 27, 2025 (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Broken Access Control issue (CWE-862) with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium), and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The issue requires subscriber-level privileges to exploit and stems from missing authorization checks in the plugin's functionality (Patchstack).

The vulnerability could allow an authenticated user with subscriber-level access to perform actions that should be restricted to users with higher privileges. The impact is considered low severity, primarily affecting the integrity of the system without compromising confidentiality or availability (Patchstack).

No official fix is available as the software appears to be abandoned. The recommended mitigation is to remove and replace the Pre-Publish Post Checklist plugin with an alternative solution (Patchstack).