Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-57894 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress WPPizza plugin through version 3.19.8. A logged-in user may be able to perform an action they should not be authorized to perform. The known impact is limited integrity change, not data theft or service outage.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but real WordPress plugin risk. Prioritize affected public sites with customer accounts or many low-privileged users, but do not escalate as emergency based on the provided evidence.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in ollybach WPPizza. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact only. The source bundle does not identify the exact vulnerable endpoint or authorization check.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running WPPizza versions up to 3.19.8, especially sites that allow subscriber, customer, staff, or other low-privileged accounts.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or any cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation requires a logged-in user account, which lowers urgency compared with unauthenticated WordPress plugin flaws.
Researcher notes
Evidence is incomplete. The title and description state WPPizza through 3.19.8 is affected, while the affected-version structure is sparse. No endpoint, proof of concept, patch version, or exploitation evidence is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites using the WPPizza plugin.
- Check vendor or Patchstack guidance for a fixed version or official mitigation.
- Update WPPizza if a patched release is available.
- Restrict untrusted user registration and low-privileged account access where possible.
- Review plugin-related role and capability assignments.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed WPPizza version on each WordPress site.
- Identify sites running WPPizza version 3.19.8 or earlier.
- Review WordPress user roles with access to WPPizza functionality.
- Check access logs for unusual authenticated changes related to WPPizza.
- Monitor Patchstack and CVE records for fixed-version 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:L/A:N
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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:L/A:N2.81.4Primary 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: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.