CVE-2025-31856 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-31856: WordPress Export All Post Meta Plugin <= 1.2.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Brainvireinfo
Product Export All Post Meta
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

4.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in brainvireinfo Export All Post Meta export-all-post-meta allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Export All Post Meta: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Export All Post Meta contains an authorization flaw that allows authenticated users with low privileges to read post metadata they should not access. The plugin does not properly restrict which posts a user can export metadata from. An attacker with a basic WordPress account can retrieve sensitive post information by exploiting this gap in permission checks.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read post metadata from posts they don't have permission to access.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Sensitive post data may be exposed to low-privilege users who should not see it.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress user account (e.g., subscriber or contributor).

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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