CVE-2025-23613 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23613: WordPress WP Journal plugin <= 1.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Mediabeta

Product WP Journal

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published March 3, 2025

Last update May 12, 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 mediabeta WP Journal wpjournal allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Journal: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Journal versions 1.1 and earlier 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 layer and does not expose sensitive data or allow content modification.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

An authenticated user can make the site unavailable or unresponsive.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

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

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23613 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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