CVE-2025-23486 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23486: WordPress Database Sync plugin <= 0.5.1 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability

Vendor Tamlyn

Product Database Sync

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 22, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in tamlyn Database Sync database-sync allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Database Sync: from n/a through <= 0.5.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Database Sync versions 0.5.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive data they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can retrieve confidential information from the database without additional interaction. This affects any site running the vulnerable version.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data from the database that should be restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Any authenticated user can access confidential information, including data belonging to other users or the site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the site; no special interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23486 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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