CVE-2025-64229
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Missing Authorization vulnerability (CVE-2025-64229) was discovered in the WordPress plugin 'Client Invoicing by Sprout Invoices' affecting versions up to and including 20.8.7. The vulnerability was publicly disclosed on October 24, 2025, and was identified by researcher Trương Hữu Phúc (Wordfence, Rapid7).

Technical details

The vulnerability stems from a missing capability check on a function that allows unauthorized access to certain features. It has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.3 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access and above to perform unauthorized actions within the plugin's functionality. This could potentially lead to unauthorized modifications of invoice-related data (Rapid7).

Mitigation and workarounds

Users are advised to update their installations of the Client Invoicing by Sprout Invoices plugin to a version newer than 20.8.7 once available. No specific workarounds have been publicly documented (Rapid7).

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