CVE-2025-62865 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-62865: WordPress Post Cloner plugin <= 1.0.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Evan Herman

Product Post Cloner

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 9, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.3/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Evan Herman Post Cloner post-cloner allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Post Cloner: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Post Cloner versions 1.0.0 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify content on the site. An attacker can send a network request to alter posts or pages without needing valid credentials. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and affects the integrity of site content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or alter posts and pages on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can change post content, titles, or metadata without logging in, potentially defacing or corrupting your site's content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

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

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62865 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

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