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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-8423
CVE-2025-8423:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The My WP Translate plugin for WordPress contains a missing capability check vulnerability (CVE-2025-8423) in the mtswptremoveplugin() and ajaxupdateexport_code() functions in all versions up to and including 1.1. This vulnerability was discovered and disclosed on September 11, 2025 (NVD, Wordfence).
Technical details
The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks in two key functions: mtswptremoveplugin() and ajaxupdateexport_code(). This security flaw is classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The vulnerability has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.4 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to read and delete arbitrary WordPress options. This can potentially lead to a denial of service condition on the affected WordPress installation (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to a version newer than 1.1 when available. No official patch has been released at the time of this report (NVD).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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