Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-23613 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress WP Journal plugin. A logged-in attacker with low privileges may be able to abuse missing authorization checks, with the main stated impact being availability disruption. Public source data is sparse, so exact affected scope and fix status should be verified with vendor guidance.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin risk. It is not reported as actively exploited in the provided sources, but the availability impact means public sites using WP Journal should be identified and addressed promptly.
Technical view
The CVE maps to CWE-862, missing authorization, in mediabeta WP Journal wpjournal through version 1.1 per the description. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, high availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the WP Journal plugin, especially versions through 1.1 per the CVE description. Sites with untrusted or broadly issued WordPress accounts have higher practical risk because exploitation requires low privileges.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not report active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The CVSS vector indicates a remote, authenticated attack path requiring low privileges and no user interaction. No public exploit details are included in the provided sources.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited. The CVE description says WP Journal through 1.1 is affected, while the provided affected metadata also lists version “0” and defaultStatus “unaffected.” Treat product and version scope as needing confirmation from Patchstack or vendor updates.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the WP Journal plugin and recorded version.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Remove or disable WP Journal where it is not business-critical.
- Limit low-privilege WordPress accounts to trusted users only.
- Monitor site availability and authenticated plugin activity until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether WP Journal is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Record plugin version and compare it against the through-1.1 affected statement.
- Review user roles and remove unnecessary low-privilege accounts.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated activity around WP Journal functionality.
- Track CVE and Patchstack pages for updated scope or remediation details.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H2.83.6PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability timeline
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wpjournal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-journal-plugin-1-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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CWE details
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.