CVE-2025-49979 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49979: WordPress Media Hygiene plugin <= 4.0.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Slui

Product Media Hygiene

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 20, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 slui Media Hygiene media-hygiene allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Media Hygiene: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Media Hygiene versions 4.0.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to read sensitive information they should not access. An attacker with a low-privilege account can view confidential data without additional interaction. The vulnerability affects the product across all versions from release through 4.0.1.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive information accessible only to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Confidential data may be exposed to any authenticated user, regardless of their role.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid low-privilege user account on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 20, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49979 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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