CVE-2025-5812

MEDIUM

4.3

Description

The VG WORT METIS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gutenberg_save_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update limited post settings.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published6/26/2025

Last Modified4/8/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-862

References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vgw-metis/trunk/classes/admin.php#L422(security@wordfence.com)

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3334017/vgw-metis/trunk/classes/admin.php(security@wordfence.com)

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9edcbdc-5b01-4880-95ec-57d87ccbb472?source=cve(security@wordfence.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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