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Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25455 is a missing-authorization flaw in the WordPress Product Slider for WooCommerce plugin by PickPlugins. A logged-in user may be able to access sensitive information they should not see. The CVSS score is 6.5, and there is no provided evidence of active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress exposure. Prioritize sites with customer accounts, contributor access, or other untrusted logins because the reported impact is sensitive data exposure rather than site takeover.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-862 Missing Authorization in package woocommerce-products-slider, affecting Product Slider for WooCommerce through version 1.13.61 per the CVE description. CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating low-complexity network exploitation by an authenticated user with confidentiality impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running the affected Product Slider for WooCommerce plugin. Risk depends on whether untrusted or low-privileged users can log in to the site.
Exploitation context
The vulnerability requires authentication and no user interaction. Sources do not state public exploit availability or active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked as CISA KEV in the provided bundle.
Researcher notes
The public data has some inconsistency: the CVE title says <=1.13.61, while the Patchstack URL references 1.13.60. The supplied CVE description supports through <=1.13.61. No fixed version, exploit details, or vendor advisory text is included in the provided sources.
Mitigation direction
- Identify WordPress sites using Product Slider for WooCommerce.
- Check installed plugin version against the affected range through 1.13.61.
- Review Patchstack and vendor guidance for an available fixed version or workaround.
- Restrict WordPress login access to trusted users where practical.
- Disable the plugin if business impact is acceptable and no fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory the woocommerce-products-slider plugin across WordPress environments.
- Confirm whether installed versions are 1.13.61 or earlier.
- Review plugin access controls and roles assigned to untrusted users.
- Monitor WordPress logs for unusual authenticated access to plugin-related data.
- Track CVE and Patchstack pages for updated remediation 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
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:H/I:N/A:N2.83.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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.