WP Last Modified Info <= 1.9.5 - Insecure Direct Object Reference to Authenticated (Author+) Post Metadata Modification
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Patched in 1.9.6
- Affected Plugin
- WP Last Modified Info
- Affected Version
<= 1.9.5- CVSS
- 5.3Medium
- Weakness type
- CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
- CVE
CVE-2025-14608
At a glance
CVE-2025-14608 is a medium-severity Missing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Last Modified Info WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.9.5. It carries a CVSS score of 5.3 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.9.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed February 2026, reported by Itthidej Aramsri (Boeing777).
Vulnerability Overview
The WP Last Modified Info plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Insecure Direct Object Reference in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.5. This is due to the plugin not validating a user's access to a post before modifying its metadata in the 'bulk_save' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to update the last modified metadata and lock the modification date of arbitrary posts, including those created by Administrators via the 'post_ids' parameter.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user.
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
WP Last Modified Info <= 1.9.5 carries this weakness at bulk_save, and reaching it takes an account at Author level or above. A missing authorization check means a function is reachable by anyone who can reach the endpoint, because the code never asks whether the caller is allowed to perform the action.
Any user who can reach the endpoint gets to run an action reserved for higher-privileged roles, from reading protected data to changing settings or content. For WP Last Modified Info the fix is 1.9.6: builds <= 1.9.5 are affected, anything from 1.9.6 onward is not.
Remediation
Update to version 1.9.6, or a newer patched version
How does WordSec protect against this?
Because it turns on account access, WordSec's login security is the relevant layer: role-based two-factor, captcha and brute-force limits raise the cost of getting the account this needs. None of that substitutes for the fix: WP Last Modified Info 1.9.6 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.
- Login Security
- Alerts
External References
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