CVE-2025-13741: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in publishpress Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories
The Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the getAuthors function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to retrieve emails for all users with edit_posts capability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-13741 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the PublishPress Future WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 4.9.2. The getAuthors function lacks proper capability checks, enabling authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to access email addresses of users with edit_posts capability. This unauthorized data access flaw is categorized under CWE-862. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting low impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability. No patch or vendor advisory details are currently available.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above can retrieve email addresses of users who have editing privileges, potentially leading to privacy violations or targeted phishing attacks. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for plugin updates from PublishPress. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions to reduce risk.
CVE-2025-13741: CWE-862 Missing Authorization in publishpress Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories
Description
The Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Change Categories plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the getAuthors function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to retrieve emails for all users with edit_posts capability.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-13741 is a missing authorization vulnerability in the PublishPress Future WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 4.9.2. The getAuthors function lacks proper capability checks, enabling authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to access email addresses of users with edit_posts capability. This unauthorized data access flaw is categorized under CWE-862. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 4.3 (medium severity), reflecting low impact on confidentiality and no impact on integrity or availability. No patch or vendor advisory details are currently available.
Potential Impact
Authenticated users with Contributor-level access or above can retrieve email addresses of users who have editing privileges, potentially leading to privacy violations or targeted phishing attacks. There is no impact on data integrity or system availability. No known active exploitation has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for plugin updates from PublishPress. Avoid granting unnecessary permissions to reduce risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-26T13:44:15.219Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 694144fdb7167ed5be7864d0
Added to database: 12/16/2025, 11:39:41 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:09:09 PM
Last updated: 5/6/2026, 11:22:37 AM
Views: 295
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