Vulnerability in VG WORT METIS Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-5812

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Vg Wort Metis
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-5812?

The VG WORT METIS plugin for WordPress contains a flaw in the gutenberg_save_post() function, which lacks proper capability checks. This oversight allows authenticated users, such as those with Subscriber-level access, to make unauthorized changes to post settings. All versions up to and including 2.0.0 are impacted, exposing sites to potential manipulation of content settings.

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Affected Version(s)

VG WORT METIS * <= 2.0.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vgw-metis/trun...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

ch4r0n
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