CVE-2025-23534 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23534: WordPress WPLingo plugin <= 1.1.2 - Arbitrary Content Deletion vulnerability

Vendor Mark Winiarski

Product WPLingo

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published February 14, 2025

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mark Winiarski WPLingo wplingo allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WPLingo: from n/a through <= 1.1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WPLingo versions up to 1.1.2 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to disrupt site availability. An attacker with a basic user account can trigger a denial-of-service condition without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability affects the authorization logic that should restrict certain operations to higher-privilege roles.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Disrupt site availability by triggering a denial-of-service condition with a low-privilege user account.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site availability can be disrupted by any authenticated user, even those with minimal permissions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 14, 2025 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23534 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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