Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25314 is a medium-severity access-control flaw in the WordPress TOP Table Of Contents plugin. A logged-in user may be able to perform an action they should not be authorized to perform. The public data indicates limited integrity impact, with no stated confidentiality or availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat as a routine but timely WordPress plugin remediation item. Prioritize sites with many contributor, author, customer, or other low-privileged accounts, because exploitation requires login but not administrator rights.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in WP Messiah TOP Table Of Contents, package top-table-of-contents, reported as affecting versions through 1.3.31. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network exploitable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, integrity low.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the TOP Table Of Contents plugin at version 1.3.31 or earlier, based on the CVE description. Exploitation requires an authenticated user account.
Exploitation context
No active exploitation is indicated in the provided sources, and this CVE is not listed as KEV. The main concern is misuse by low-privileged authenticated users to change or access plugin-controlled functionality improperly.
Researcher notes
Public details are sparse. The CVE describes broken access control but does not identify the specific endpoint, action, or fixed version in the provided bundle. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond CVSS and the Patchstack/CVE statements.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the TOP Table Of Contents plugin.
- Check whether installed versions are 1.3.31 or earlier.
- Review Patchstack and vendor guidance for fixed versions or workarounds.
- Restrict untrusted user accounts until remediation is confirmed.
- Remove or disable the plugin if business impact is acceptable.
Validation and detection
- Confirm plugin presence in WordPress administrative plugin inventory.
- Record the installed TOP Table Of Contents version.
- Review user roles with access to the site dashboard.
- Check security monitoring for unexpected plugin setting or content changes.
- Verify remediation against vendor or Patchstack guidance.
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.