CVE-2025-1502 (GCVE-0-2025-1502)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-01 06:39 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
IP2Location Redirection <= 1.33.3 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Settings Export
Summary
The IP2Location Redirection plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the 'download_ip2location_redirection_backup' AJAX action in all versions up to, and including, 1.33.3. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to download the plugin's settings.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-03 20:54 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ip2location | IP2Location Redirection |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.33.3
(semver)
|
guessed |
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