CVE-2025-22787 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22787: WordPress Button Block plugin <= 1.1.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Bplugins

Product Button Block

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 15, 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 bPlugins Button Block button-block allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Button Block: from n/a through <= 1.1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Button Block for WordPress contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive data they should not access. The vulnerability affects versions up to 1.1.5. An attacker with a standard user account can retrieve information that should be restricted to administrators or higher-privileged roles.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized disclosure of restricted information to low-privilege user accounts on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 15, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-22787 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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