CVE-2021-25032 (GCVE-0-2021-25032)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-01-10 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-03 19:49
VLAI Shadowserver
Title
PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise
Summary
The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-352 - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
  • CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
WPScan CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 44/100 over 1989 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Unknown PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus Affected: 2.0 , < 2.0* (custom)
Affected: 2.3.1 , < 2.3.1 (custom)
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Unknown PublishPress Capabilities Pro Affected: 2.0 , < 2.0* (custom)
Affected: 2.3.1 , < 2.3.1 (custom)
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Credits
Krzysztof Zając
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 2fc75c8b-bd24-4edb-8218-7d28fe88c0db

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2021-25032

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-11-02 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-10-18
Asserted: 2026-10-18
Last Seen: 2026-11-02
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: PublishPress Capabilities / PublishPress Capabilities WordPress Plugin | Class: cms | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-11-02: 8
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 2
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class cms
7D Avg 0
Vendor PublishPress Capabilities
30D Avg 0
90D Avg 0
Product PublishPress Capabilities WordPress Plugin
Cisa Kev no
Connections 8
Observation Date 2026-11-02
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.8
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-10-21 09:13 UTC | Updated: 2026-11-04 01:01 UTC
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