CVE-2025-23957 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23957: WordPress Sur.ly plugin <= 3.0.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Surdotly

Product Sur.ly

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 16, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 surdotly Sur.ly surly allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sur.ly: from n/a through <= 3.0.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Sur.ly versions 3.0.3 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter information through the application without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects the integrity of data but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or settings they should not have permission to change.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter application data, potentially corrupting configurations or user-facing content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account on the Sur.ly instance.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23957 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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