CVE-2025-64249

Protect WP Admin <= 4.1 - Missing Authorization

mediumMissing Authorization

5.3

CVSS Score

5.3

CVSS Score

medium

Severity

4.2

Patched in

54d

Time to patch

Description

The Protect WP Admin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on a function in versions up to, and including, 4.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform an unauthorized action.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<=4.1

PublishedDecember 15, 2025

Last updatedFebruary 6, 2026

Affected pluginprotect-wp-admin

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/801f7c4d-472d-4f0d-9d99-3b3a28f5e3f9?source=api-prod

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