CVE-2025-22512 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22512: WordPress Help Scout Plugin <= 6.5.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Boldgrid
Product Help Scout
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 7, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in BoldGrid Help Scout help-scout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Help Scout: from n/a through <= 6.5.6.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated