CVE-2025-31012 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31012: WordPress Age Gate plugin <= 3.5.4 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Phil
Product Age Gate
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 9, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Phil Age Gate age-gate allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Age Gate: from n/a through <= 3.5.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Phil Age Gate versions 3.5.4 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive information. The vulnerability requires only network access and no user interaction. An attacker can access restricted data without logging in or performing additional steps.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can access restricted data exposed by the Age Gate component.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated