Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories <= 4.9.1 - Authenticated (Author+) Missing Authorization to Post/Page Status Modification

2025-11-20 19:53

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 4.9.2

Affected PluginSchedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories

Affected Version<= 4.9.1

CVSS4.3Medium

CVECVE-2025-13149

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Vulnerability Overview

The Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing authorization check on the "saveFutureActionData" function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.1. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author level access and above, to change the status of arbitrary posts and pages via the REST API endpoint.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 4.9.2, 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-2025-13149 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/82ea0ebc-08aa-4ef5-b6b1-c7c13715ef6d

CVSS Vector

4.3

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

Base

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

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