Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25019 is a medium-severity access control flaw in the WordPress Atarim plugin up to version 4.3.1. An unauthenticated internet user may be able to perform actions that should require authorization. The published impact is limited to low integrity impact, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Prioritize within normal vulnerability remediation cycles for public WordPress sites, especially customer-facing sites. This is not evidenced as actively exploited, but unauthenticated remote access and potential unauthorized changes make timely validation and vendor-guided remediation appropriate.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-862 Missing Authorization in Vito Peleg Atarim, package atarim-visual-collaboration, affecting versions through 4.3.1. CVSS 3.1 is 5.3: network exploitable, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, unchanged scope, integrity low only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites with the Atarim visual collaboration plugin installed and running at version 4.3.1 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify affected configurations beyond the plugin and version range.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the provided data, and the sources do not state active exploitation. The scoring indicates unauthenticated remote reachability, so internet-facing WordPress sites using the plugin should still treat it as actionable.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse. The CVE record and Patchstack reference identify missing authorization and the affected range, but the bundle does not provide endpoint details, a fixed version, or exploit observations. Treat technical conclusions beyond CVSS and affected version as unconfirmed.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Atarim plugin and installed version.
- If version is 4.3.1 or earlier, check vendor or Patchstack guidance for updates.
- Disable or restrict the plugin if business use is not required.
- Monitor WordPress and web logs for unexpected Atarim-related actions.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether the Atarim plugin is installed and active.
- Record the installed plugin version across production and staging sites.
- Compare findings against the CVE range: through 4.3.1.
- Review vendor or Patchstack advisories for a fixed version or workaround.
- Check whether compensating controls limit unauthenticated access to plugin functionality.
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
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.