Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE describes a missing authorization flaw in the WordPress Simple:Press forum plugin. An unauthenticated attacker may be able to perform actions that should require permission, causing limited integrity impact. The provided sources do not show data theft, downtime, active exploitation, or a confirmed fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat this as a moderate WordPress plugin risk. It is not currently evidenced as exploited, but unauthenticated access and public forum exposure justify near-term inventory, vendor guidance review, and compensating controls where Simple:Press supports business workflows.
Technical view
CVE-2025-31386 is mapped to CWE-862 and scored CVSS 5.3. The vector indicates network access, low attack complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, with low integrity impact only. The record says Simple:Press is affected through version 6.11.5, but source version details appear incomplete or inconsistent.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the Simple:Press plugin at affected versions. Internet-facing community forums, support forums, and customer portals using Simple:Press should be prioritized for inventory because the CVSS vector requires no authentication.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not cite active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The vulnerability class suggests unauthorized actions may be possible, but the provided evidence does not describe exploit paths, affected functions, public exploit availability, or attacker outcomes beyond low integrity impact.
Researcher notes
The provided CVE data identifies CWE-862 and CVSS 5.3 with integrity-only impact. Evidence is sparse: no vulnerable endpoint, proof of concept, patch version, or operational mitigation is included. The Patchstack URL slug references a different version than the CVE title, so validate affected-version data before enforcement.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Simple:Press plugin and deployed version.
- Check Simple:Press, WordPress.org, and Patchstack guidance for a confirmed remediation.
- Disable or restrict the plugin if no validated remediation is available.
- Review forum permission settings for unintended public access.
- Prioritize internet-facing and customer-facing WordPress sites first.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Simple:Press is installed on each WordPress property.
- Record installed plugin versions and compare against through 6.11.5 exposure.
- Review user roles and forum access controls for unintended privileges.
- Check WordPress and web logs for suspicious unauthenticated forum changes.
- Track vendor advisories until fixed-version guidance is confirmed.
Public sources used
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CWE-862: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N3.91.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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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.