CVE-2025-31810 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31810: WordPress Question Answer plugin <= 1.2.73 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Pickplugins
Product Question Answer
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

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

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in PickPlugins Question Answer question-answer allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Question Answer: from n/a through <= 1.2.73.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Question Answer by PickPlugins versions 1.2.73 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data on the site. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.2.73 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter data on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter site content or data managed by the Question Answer plugin.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated