CVE-2025-59005 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-59005: WordPress Categorify plugin <= 1.0.7.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Frenify

Product Categorify

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published September 9, 2025

Last update April 28, 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 frenify Categorify categorify allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Categorify: from n/a through <= 1.0.7.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Categorify versions up to 1.0.7.5 lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to modify data they should not have access to. An attacker with a low-privilege account can alter records without proper permission validation. The vulnerability affects data integrity but does not expose sensitive information or disrupt availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify data or records they should not have permission to change.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter site data, potentially corrupting content or settings managed by Categorify.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

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-2025-59005 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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