Missing authorization in blendmedia WP CTA – Call Now Button, Sticky Button & Call to…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- 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 WP CTA – Call To Action Plugin, Sticky CTA, Sticky Buttons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'update_cta_status' and 'change_sticky_sidebar_name' functions in all versions up to, and including, 1.7.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the status of a sticky and update the name displayed in the back-end WP CTA Dashboard.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| blendmedia | WP CTA – Call Now Button, Sticky Button & Call to Action Builder | up to 1.7.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- WP CTA – Call Now Button, Sticky Button & Call to Action Builder Vendorblendmedia Affected up to 1.7.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-8152
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrcj-8r35-5gqx
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/981ed50b-8f03-4320-99f0-3f53f7b2fc44?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-sticky-sidebar/trunk/inc/ClassActions.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/easy-sticky-sidebar/trunk/inc/ClassActions.php#L52
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3336867%40easy-sticky-sidebar&new=3336867%40easy-sticky-sidebar&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
More blendmedia vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-04058 WP CTA <= 2.2.2 - Unauthenticated Time-Based Blind SQL Injection via 'fildname' Parameter CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-18040 WordPress WordPress CTA plugin <= 2.1.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-05337 WP CTA <= 2.1.2 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Server-Side Request Forgery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9
- TI-2025-33237 WordPress CTA plugin <= 1.7.0 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-8152 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-8152 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vrcj-8r35-5gqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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