CVE-2025-23849

MEDIUM 5.4

WordPress PAPERCITE plugin <= 0.5.18 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.4

EPSS Score

0.2%

EPSS Percentile

37th

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.

CWE	CWE-862
Vendor	bpiwowar
Product	papercite
Published	Jan 27, 2025
Last Updated	May 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

bpiwowar / PAPERCITE

0 ≤ 0.5.18

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

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

Credits

Mika | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program