MelaPress Login Security and MelaPress Login Security Premium 2.1.0 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary User Deletion

2025-04-07 00:00

Michelle Porter

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.1

Affected PluginMelaPress Login Security Premium

Affected Version2.1.0

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-2876

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Vulnerability Overview

The MelaPress Login Security and MelaPress Login Security Premium plugins for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to a missing capability check on the 'monitor_admin_actions' function in version 2.1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete any user.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2876 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/559cbc69-85b6-4bad-9bb2-26d64195ba7e

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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