vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: vgw-metis: CVE-2025-5812: Missing Authorization
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 25, 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 | Apr 30, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 25, 2025
Added
Jul 29, 2025
Modified
Apr 30, 2026
Description
The VG WORT METIS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gutenberg_save_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update limited post settings.
Solution
vgw-metis-plugin-cve-2025-5812
References
Rapid7 Labs
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