Unauthorized Custom Taxonomy Deletion in Ace Post Type Builder for WordPress
CVE-2025-13405

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Ace Post Type Builder
Vendor
CVE Published:
25 November 2025

What is CVE-2025-13405?

The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress has a security flaw allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies. This issue arises from the lack of necessary authorization checks within the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function. As a result, attackers can exploit this weakness to manipulate or remove critical taxonomy data, potentially disrupting website functionality.

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Affected Version(s)

Ace Post Type Builder * <= 1.9

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ace-post-type-...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ace-post-type-...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Abhirup Konwar
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