CVE-2025-31836 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31836: WordPress Review Manager plugin <= 2.5.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Matthewrubin
Product Review Manager
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 matthewrubin Review Manager review-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Review Manager: from n/a through <= 2.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Review Manager through version 2.5.0 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify data on the site. The vulnerability requires no special access or user interaction. An attacker can exploit this over the network to alter information, though they cannot read sensitive data or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter data on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to site data by anyone on the internet, potentially affecting content integrity.

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