CVE-2025-60086 HIGH

CVE-2025-60086: WordPress WP Voting Contest plugin <= 5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Matt
Product WP Voting Contest
Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization
Published December 18, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Matt WP Voting Contest wp-voting-contest allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Voting Contest: from n/a through <= 5.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Voting Contest versions 5.8 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify voting data or contest settings over the network. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 5.8 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify voting contest data or settings without logging in.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Voting contests can be tampered with, results altered, or contests disabled by unauthorized parties.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the site; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 18, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated