Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the WordPress SP Blog Designer plugin through version 1.0.0. A missing authorization check may let an unauthenticated remote attacker cause arbitrary shortcode execution. The rated impact is limited confidentiality and integrity exposure, with no availability impact stated.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin exposure. It is not currently supported here as actively exploited, but unauthenticated access and content/data impact justify prompt inventory and removal or update decisions.
Technical view
CVE-2025-31606 is a CWE-862 missing authorization issue in softpulseinfotech SP Blog Designer, package slug sp-blog-designer. The CVSS 3.1 score is 4.8: network exploitable, high complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, unchanged scope, low confidentiality and integrity impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running SP Blog Designer through version 1.0.0. The provided affected metadata is sparse and partly ambiguous, so teams should verify plugin slug, installed version, and whether the plugin is active.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The issue is remotely reachable and unauthenticated, but CVSS marks attack complexity high. Impact depends on which WordPress shortcodes are available and what they can expose or change.
Researcher notes
Key evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack entry. No exploit code, active exploitation, or fixed version is provided in the bundle. Validate locally before prioritizing beyond medium severity, especially because affected-version metadata appears sparse.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for SP Blog Designer, slug sp-blog-designer.
- If version is <=1.0.0, check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Disable or remove the plugin where no trusted fixed version is available.
- Minimize sensitive shortcode functionality exposed to public pages.
- Monitor WordPress logs and content changes for suspicious shortcode-driven activity.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin presence and exact version on each WordPress instance.
- Compare installed versions against the affected range through 1.0.0.
- Review public pages and routes that invoke plugin shortcode functionality.
- Check logs for unusual unauthenticated requests to plugin-facing pages.
- Record evidence, compensating controls, and any unresolved version ambiguity.
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
- 4.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N2.22.5Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.8MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Source materials
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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.