CVE-2025-23963 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23963: WordPress Mark Posts plugin <= 2.2.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Flymke

Product Mark Posts

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published January 16, 2025

Last update May 12, 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 flymke Mark Posts mark-posts allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Mark Posts: from n/a through <= 2.2.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Mark Posts versions 2.2.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify or delete posts they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can change post content or remove posts without the site owner's permission. This affects data integrity but does not expose sensitive information or take the site offline.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete posts belonging to other users without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Posts can be altered or removed by unauthorized users, compromising content integrity and editorial control.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23963 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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