CVE-2025-52818 HIGH

CVE-2025-52818: WordPress Trusty Whistleblowing plugin <= 2.0.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Dejan Jasnic
Product Trusty Whistleblowing
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published June 27, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

8.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Dejan Jasnic Trusty Whistleblowing trusty-whistleblowing-solution allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Trusty Whistleblowing: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Trusty Whistleblowing versions 2.0.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read sensitive data. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited over the network. An attacker can access confidential information and make limited modifications without authentication.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive whistleblowing data and make limited modifications without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Whistleblower identities and reports may be exposed to unauthorized parties.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated