CVE-2025-53291 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53291: WordPress Spreadconnect plugin <= 2.1.5 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Spoddev2021

Product Spreadconnect

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published September 9, 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 spoddev2021 Spreadconnect wc-spod.This issue affects Spreadconnect: from n/a through <= 2.1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Spreadconnect versions 2.1.5 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 alter or delete information belonging to other users or the system. The vulnerability requires valid login credentials but no additional user interaction.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete data belonging to other users or the system without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized data modification or deletion by authenticated users; data integrity compromised across the application.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53291 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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