CVE-2026-25454 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-25454: WordPress The League theme <= 4.4.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Mvpthemes

Product The League

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published March 25, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

6.5/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality None

Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in MVPThemes The League the-league allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects The League: from n/a through <= 4.4.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The League by MVPThemes versions 4.4.1 and earlier lack proper authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to disrupt site availability. An attacker with low-level account access can trigger a denial-of-service condition without requiring user interaction. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 4.4.1 to restore proper access controls.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

An authenticated user can make the site unavailable or unresponsive to legitimate visitors.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Your site may become unavailable or slow if a user account is compromised or misused.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a valid user account with low-level privileges on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 25, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25454 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

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