Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-57896 is a broken access control issue in the WordPress Church Admin plugin through version 5.0.26. The source data rates it medium severity because an unauthenticated network attacker may cause limited integrity impact. No confidentiality or availability impact is identified in the provided CVSS data.
Executive priority
Treat as a scheduled but timely WordPress remediation item. Prioritize internet-facing church or nonprofit sites using this plugin, especially where plugin functionality changes public content or operational records.
Technical view
The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-862, Missing Authorization, in andy_moyle Church Admin. The CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, indicating remote, low-complexity exploitation without authentication or user interaction, with limited integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites running the Church Admin plugin at version 5.0.26 or earlier. The bundle does not identify affected configurations beyond the plugin/version range.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided data, and the bundle gives no cited evidence of active exploitation. Public details are limited to a Patchstack database entry and CVE records.
Researcher notes
The available sources do not describe affected endpoints, exploit primitives, proof of concept, or fixed version. Validation should focus on version exposure and vendor advisory monitoring, not speculative exploit reproduction.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Church Admin plugin and version.
- Check vendor, WordPress plugin, and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release.
- Upgrade if a fixed version is available from trusted plugin channels.
- If no fix is available, evaluate disabling the plugin pending guidance.
- Restrict WordPress administrative access to trusted accounts only.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Church Admin is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record plugin versions and flag 5.0.26 or earlier.
- Review vendor and Patchstack advisories for fix status.
- Check site logs for unexpected plugin-related changes or access.
- Confirm the CVE is not treated as KEV in current tracking.
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
- 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
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.