CVE-2025-62922 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shambhu Patnaik Export Categories export-categories allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Export Categories: from n/a through <= 1.0.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/export-categories/vulnerability/wordpress-export-categories-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability

History

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shambhu Patnaik Export Categories export-categories allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Export Categories: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Title		WordPress Export Categories plugin <= 1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/export-categories/vulnerability/wordpress-export-categories-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-10-27T01:33:58.086Z

Updated: 2025-10-28T13:52:35.878Z

Reserved: 2025-10-24T14:24:35.376Z

Link: CVE-2025-62922

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-27T15:15:47.767Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-27T02:15:51.837

Modified: 2025-10-28T14:16:05.683

Link: CVE-2025-62922

Redhat

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