CVE-2025-14718: 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create, update, delete, and publish malicious workflows that may automatically delete any post upon publication or update, including posts created by administrators.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-14718 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 4.9.3. The plugin fails to properly verify whether a user is authorized to perform certain actions, enabling authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges or above to manipulate workflows maliciously. These workflows can automatically delete posts upon publication or update, potentially impacting posts created by administrators. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating medium severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges but no user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authorization controls and create or modify workflows that automatically delete posts, including those authored by administrators. This can lead to unauthorized deletion of content, causing potential data loss and disruption of website content management. There is no indication of confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability are affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, administrators should monitor the vendor's security advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only, and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
CVE-2025-14718: 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 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create, update, delete, and publish malicious workflows that may automatically delete any post upon publication or update, including posts created by administrators.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-14718 is an authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-862) in the Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 4.9.3. The plugin fails to properly verify whether a user is authorized to perform certain actions, enabling authenticated users with Contributor-level privileges or above to manipulate workflows maliciously. These workflows can automatically delete posts upon publication or update, potentially impacting posts created by administrators. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4, indicating medium severity, with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and requiring privileges but no user interaction.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Contributor-level access or higher can exploit this vulnerability to bypass authorization controls and create or modify workflows that automatically delete posts, including those authored by administrators. This can lead to unauthorized deletion of content, causing potential data loss and disruption of website content management. There is no indication of confidentiality impact, but integrity and availability are affected.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since no patch or official fix information is provided, administrators should monitor the vendor's security advisories for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only, and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible to prevent exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-15T13:48:03.777Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6960a320ecefc3cd7c0b9826
Added to database: 1/9/2026, 6:41:36 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 4:52:06 PM
Last updated: 5/7/2026, 9:14:02 PM
Views: 69
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