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CVE-2025-23849

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bpiwowar PAPERCITE papercite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PAPERCITE: from n/a through <= 0.5.18.

MEDIUM 5.4EPSS 0.33%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in bpiwowar PAPERCITE papercite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PAPERCITE: from n/a through <= 0.5.18.

CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
EPSS: 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-862
Source: audit@patchstack.com

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/papercite/vulnerability/wordpress-papercite-plugin-0-5-18-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.