CVE-2025-62115 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-62115: WordPress Hide Plugins plugin <= 1.0.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Themeboy

Product Hide Plugins

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 31, 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 ThemeBoy Hide Plugins hide-plugins allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hide Plugins: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Hide Plugins version 1.0.4 and earlier lacks proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to modify plugin visibility settings they should not have access to. The vulnerability requires a valid user account but no special interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 1.0.4 to prevent unauthorized plugin management.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify plugin visibility settings without proper authorization.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can hide or unhide plugins, potentially disrupting site functionality or exposing hidden features.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62115 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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