CVE-2025-13405
Ace Post Type Builder <= 1.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Custom Taxonomy Deletion via 'taxonomy' Parameter
mediumMissing Authorization
5.3
CVSS Score
5.3
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.0
Patched in
15d
Time to patch
Description
The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=1.9PublishedNovember 24, 2025
Last updatedDecember 9, 2025
Affected pluginace-post-type-builder
Source Code
WordPress.org SVNVulnerable v1.9
Patched v2.0
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