PT-2026-27897 · WordPress · Publishpress Authors

Published 2026-03-25 · Updated 2026-03-30 · CVE-2026-25309

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PublishPress Authors versions through 4.10.1

Description A missing authorization flaw exists in PublishPress Authors. This issue allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels.

Recommendations Update PublishPress Authors to a version later than 4.10.1.

Fix

Missing Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-862

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-25309

Affected Products

Publishpress Authors

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25309 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/publishpress-authors/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-authors-plugin-4-10-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2038517021697249387 · Twitter Post