Description

The VG WORT METIS plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the gutenberg_save_post() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update limited post settings.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-06-26T02:06:33.607Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-08T17:18:09.318Z

Source :

Wordfence
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-5812 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Wordpress
  • Wordpress
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2025-5812.

URL Resource
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/vgw-metis/trunk/classes/admin.php#L422 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3334017/vgw-metis/trunk/classes/admin.php cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b9edcbdc-5b01-4880-95ec-57d87ccbb472?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
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