CVE-2025-23930 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23930: WordPress PayPal Marketing Solutions plugin <= 1.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Paypalmuse
Product PayPal Marketing Solutions
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published January 16, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
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:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in paypalmuse PayPal Marketing Solutions paypal-promotions-and-insights allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PayPal Marketing Solutions: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PayPal Marketing Solutions versions 1.2 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a basic user account can alter settings or records without proper permission validation. The vulnerability requires an existing account but does not require user interaction from a victim.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or settings in PayPal Marketing Solutions without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users with basic accounts can alter configuration or data they should not be able to change, risking data integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the affected system.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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