CVE-2025-66145: Missing Authorization in merkulove Worker for WPBakery
Missing Authorization vulnerability in merkulove Worker for WPBakery worker-wpbakery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Worker for WPBakery: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in the merkulove Worker for WPBakery plugin arises from missing authorization checks, enabling attackers with some privileges to exploit improperly configured access control. The affected versions are up to 1.1.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and impacts limited to integrity and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with some privileges to perform unauthorized actions that affect the integrity and availability of the affected system. Confidentiality is not impacted according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's functionality to trusted users only to minimize risk.
CVE-2025-66145: Missing Authorization in merkulove Worker for WPBakery
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in merkulove Worker for WPBakery worker-wpbakery allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Worker for WPBakery: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in the merkulove Worker for WPBakery plugin arises from missing authorization checks, enabling attackers with some privileges to exploit improperly configured access control. The affected versions are up to 1.1.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.4, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring privileges, no user interaction, and impacts limited to integrity and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker with some privileges to perform unauthorized actions that affect the integrity and availability of the affected system. Confidentiality is not impacted according to the CVSS vector. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
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, users should monitor vendor communications for updates. Until a fix is available, restrict access to the plugin's functionality to trusted users only to minimize risk.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-11-21T11:23:07.863Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6955807ddb813ff03efdb3f7
Added to database: 12/31/2025, 7:58:53 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 6:59:23 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 3:51:00 PM
Views: 161
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