CVE-2025-23916 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23916: WordPress WP Meetup plugin <= 2.3.0 - Settings Change vulnerability

Vendor Nuanced Media

Product WP Meetup

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 16, 2025

Last update May 11, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Nuanced Media WP Meetup wp-meetup allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Meetup: from n/a through <= 2.3.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Meetup versions 2.3.0 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify or disable site features. An attacker with a basic user account can alter data or disrupt functionality without needing higher permissions. Update to a version newer than 2.3.0 to restore proper access controls.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or disable site features and data as a low-privilege authenticated user.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter plugin settings or disable features, potentially disrupting your meetup functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

May 11, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23916 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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