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Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-53221 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress CodeablePress Simple Frontend Profile Picture Upload plugin through version 1.0.2. A logged-in user may reach functionality without proper authorization. The published impact is limited to low availability impact, with no stated confidentiality or integrity impact.
Executive priority
Handle as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin issue. It does not currently justify emergency response based on the supplied evidence, but affected sites should be inventoried and remediated through normal vulnerability management before broader exploit details emerge.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in codeablepress-simple-frontend-profile-picture-upload. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality or integrity impact, and low availability impact. The source bundle does not identify a fixed version.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress environments where the CodeablePress plugin package is installed at version 1.0.2 or earlier. The CVSS vector indicates an authenticated, low-privileged attacker is required, so public anonymous exposure is not supported by the supplied evidence.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed in KEV, and the provided sources do not state active exploitation. Evidence supports a low-privilege authenticated access-control flaw, but does not provide public exploit status, observed campaigns, or detailed attack paths.
Researcher notes
The sources provide limited technical detail. Validation should focus on authorization boundaries for the plugin’s frontend profile picture upload features and whether low-privileged authenticated users can affect availability. Do not assume confidentiality, integrity, unauthenticated impact, or a patched version beyond the cited data.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the affected CodeablePress plugin package.
- Prioritize remediation for versions 1.0.2 and earlier.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, CVE, and Patchstack guidance for fixed versions.
- Disable or remove the plugin where it is unnecessary.
- Restrict low-privileged account creation until remediation is understood.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the plugin package is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record installed plugin versions and flag versions 1.0.2 or earlier.
- Review authorization controls around frontend profile picture upload behavior.
- Check logs for unusual authenticated access to plugin-related functionality.
- Recheck public advisories for newly published fix or mitigation details.
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
- 4.3 (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:L
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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:L2.81.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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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.