CVE-2025-50039 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-50039: WordPress VG WORT METIS plugin <= 2.0.1 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Vgwort

Product VG WORT METIS

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published July 4, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in vgwort VG WORT METIS vgw-metis allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects VG WORT METIS: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

VG WORT METIS versions 2.0.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with low-level account privileges can change or corrupt information without restriction. The vulnerability affects the integrity of stored data but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt service availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or corrupt data in the system without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized changes to site data by low-privilege users; data integrity compromised.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

July 4, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50039 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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