CVE-2025-53346 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53346: WordPress Thim Core Plugin <= 2.3.3 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Vendor Thimpress

Product Thim Core

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published June 2, 2026

Last update June 2, 2026

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CVSS base score

4.3/10

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:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ThimPress Thim Core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Thim Core: from n/a through 2.3.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Thim Core through version 2.3.3 lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify content they should not have access to. An attacker with low-level account privileges can change data integrity without requiring user interaction. The vulnerability affects the authorization layer of the plugin, enabling privilege escalation within the affected component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter data that should be restricted to higher-privilege users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users with basic roles can bypass permission checks and alter protected content or settings.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 2, 2026 CVE published

June 2, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53346 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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