CVE-2025-62019 identifies a missing authorization vulnerability in the WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks plugin designed for WordPress page builders Gutenberg and Elementor. This plugin, widely used to display recipe cards on websites, suffers from insufficient permission checks on certain functionalities, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to access or modify recipe card data. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 3.4.8. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 indicates a medium severity with the vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, meaning the attack can be launched remotely over the network without any privileges or user interaction, impacting confidentiality and integrity but not availability. Although no public exploits are currently known, the lack of authorization checks could allow attackers to manipulate recipe content or extract sensitive information embedded within recipe cards, potentially undermining website content integrity and user trust. The vulnerability was reserved and published in October 2025 by Patchstack, a known security entity. The absence of a patch link suggests that a fix may still be pending or recently released. Given the plugin’s integration with popular WordPress builders, the attack surface is significant, especially for websites relying on recipe content for user engagement or e-commerce. The vulnerability does not require authentication, increasing the risk of automated exploitation attempts. However, the impact is limited to the plugin’s data scope, without broader system compromise or availability disruption.

For European organizations, this vulnerability poses a risk primarily to websites using the WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks plugin with Gutenberg or Elementor. The unauthorized access or modification of recipe card data can lead to misinformation, reputational damage, and potential loss of user trust, especially for food bloggers, recipe aggregators, and e-commerce platforms relying on accurate recipe presentation. While the impact on core system confidentiality and availability is low, the integrity compromise can affect content reliability and user experience. Attackers could manipulate recipe details to insert malicious links or misleading information, indirectly facilitating phishing or social engineering attacks. Given the plugin’s popularity in WordPress ecosystems, organizations with public-facing recipe content are vulnerable to content tampering. The lack of authentication requirement and ease of exploitation increase the likelihood of opportunistic attacks. However, the absence of known exploits in the wild suggests limited active targeting at present. Organizations in Europe with high WordPress adoption and significant use of Gutenberg and Elementor page builders are at greater risk, necessitating proactive mitigation to prevent potential exploitation.

1. Monitor WPZOOM’s official channels for security patches addressing CVE-2025-62019 and apply updates immediately upon release to ensure authorization checks are enforced. 2. Until a patch is available, restrict access to the recipe card management interfaces via web application firewalls (WAFs) or IP whitelisting to limit exposure to unauthenticated users. 3. Implement strict role-based access controls (RBAC) within WordPress to minimize permissions for users interacting with the plugin. 4. Conduct regular audits of recipe card content and logs to detect unauthorized modifications or suspicious activity. 5. Employ security plugins that can detect and block anomalous requests targeting the recipe card endpoints. 6. Educate site administrators on the risks of using outdated plugins and the importance of timely updates. 7. Consider temporarily disabling the plugin if it is not critical to website operations until a secure version is available. 8. Use Content Security Policy (CSP) headers and input validation to mitigate risks from manipulated recipe content potentially containing malicious payloads. 9. Maintain comprehensive backups of website content to enable rapid restoration in case of compromise.