CVE-2025-50009 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-50009: WordPress Kata Plus plugin <= 1.5.3 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Climax Themes

Product Kata Plus

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 20, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Climax Themes Kata Plus kata-plus allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Kata Plus: from n/a through <= 1.5.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Kata Plus through version 1.5.3 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify or disable site functionality. An attacker with a basic user account can alter settings or data they should not have access to. This affects the integrity and availability of the site without requiring special interaction or elevated permissions.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or disable site settings and data with a low-privilege user account.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter site configuration or disable features, requiring admin intervention to restore.

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-2025-50009 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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