CVE-2025-58680 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58680: WordPress Gutentor plugin <= 3.5.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Gutentor

Product Gutentor

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published September 22, 2025

Last update May 12, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in gutentor Gutentor gutentor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Gutentor: from n/a through <= 3.5.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Gutentor versions up to 3.5.2 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to read sensitive data they should not access. An attacker with a basic user account can retrieve confidential information from the site without modifying or disrupting it. Update to version 4.0.4 or later to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Read sensitive data they should not have access to.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

User data and site information may be exposed to authenticated attackers with basic accounts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58680 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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