CVE-2025-62070: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

CVE-2025-62070 is a Missing Authorization (Broken Access Control) vulnerability in the WPXPO WowRevenue WordPress plugin. It affects all versions from n/a through 1.2.13, allowing low-privileged authenticated users to perform unauthorized actions. The vulnerability was reported by researcher Legion Hunter on September 19, 2025, and publicly disclosed on October 22, 2025. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium), assigned by Patchstack (Patchstack, NVD).

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), meaning the plugin fails to properly verify whether a requesting user has the necessary permissions before executing a privileged function. An authenticated attacker with at minimum Subscriber-level access can exploit this over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The flaw falls under OWASP Top 10 category A1: Broken Access Control, and is consistent with a missing nonce token or capability check on a plugin function (Patchstack).

Successful exploitation allows a low-privileged authenticated user (e.g., a Subscriber) to perform actions that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles, resulting in a limited integrity impact. There is no confidentiality or availability impact based on the CVSS assessment. While the individual impact is low, this type of vulnerability is commonly leveraged in mass-exploit campaigns targeting large numbers of WordPress sites simultaneously (Patchstack).

No public proof-of-concept exploit code or in-the-wild exploitation has been reported for this vulnerability. The EPSS score is approximately 0.017%, indicating a very low probability of exploitation in the near term. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Patchstack classifies this as low priority, noting it is unlikely to be exploited despite the general risk that broken access control flaws are used in mass WordPress exploit campaigns (Patchstack, NVD).

The vulnerability is patched in WowRevenue version 1.2.14. Site administrators should update the plugin to version 1.2.14 or later immediately. Patchstack users can enable auto-update for vulnerable plugins as an additional safeguard. If an immediate update is not possible, site owners should contact their hosting provider or web developer for assistance (Patchstack).