CVE-2025-49906 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49906: WordPress WPComplete plugin <= 2.9.5.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Stellarwp

Product WPComplete

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published October 22, 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 None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in StellarWP WPComplete wpcomplete allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WPComplete: from n/a through <= 2.9.5.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WPComplete versions up to 2.9.5.3 lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to trigger a denial-of-service condition. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. Site administrators should update to version 2.9.5.6 or later to restore availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Make the site temporarily unavailable or unresponsive without needing to log in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become slow or unresponsive; visitors may see errors or timeouts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

October 22, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49906 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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