CVE-2025-22260 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22260: WordPress Meta Tag Manager plugin <= 3.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Marcus (Aka @Msykes)

Product Meta Tag Manager

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published February 3, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality Low

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Marcus (aka @msykes) Meta Tag Manager meta-tag-manager.This issue affects Meta Tag Manager: from n/a through <= 3.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Meta Tag Manager versions 3.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive metadata they should not access. The vulnerability requires a valid user account but no special interaction. Confidentiality is at risk; integrity and availability are not affected.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read metadata that should be restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can view sensitive metadata, potentially exposing configuration or content details.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 3, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22260 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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