TI-2025-05240 Aliases CVE-2025-5812 GHSA-xfj9-xr95-c2p4

VG WORT METIS <= 2.0.0 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Settings Update

LOW 20CWE-862Published 2025-06-26 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00276 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
vgwort	VG WORT METIS	up to 2.0.0	—	No fix listed	CNA

VG WORT METIS Vendorvgwort Affected up to 2.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5812
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfj9-xr95-c2p4

References

Other 3

TI-2025-31952 WordPress VG WORT METIS plugin <= 2.0.1 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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