Strong Testimonials <= 3.2.18 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Contributor+) Rating Meta Update
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 Strong Testimonials plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check in the 'edit_rating' function in all versions up to, and including, 3.2.18. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Contributor-level access and above to modify or delete the rating meta on any testimonial post, including those created by other users, by reusing a valid nonce obtained from their own testimonial edit screen.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14426
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mp4j-2q4v-gvfv
References
Other 4
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c83f48dd-9070-412d-b911-98581a81e29a?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.2.18/admin/class-strong-testimonials-post-editor.php#L379
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/strong-testimonials/tags/3.2.18/admin/class-strong-testimonials-post-editor.php#L29
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3416480/
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Sources
- CVE-2025-14426 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14426 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mp4j-2q4v-gvfv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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