CVE-2025-14371
MEDIUM EPSS 9.2%
Published Jan 6, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
4.3 CVSS 3.1
Published Jan 6, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago
Description
The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the taxopress_ai_add_post_term function in all versions up to, and including, 3.41.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to add or remove taxonomy terms (tags, categories) on any post, including ones they do not own.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Low
Availability None
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
9.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-862 Missing Authorization Authorization
References 3
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/simple-tags/tags/3.40.1/modules/taxopress-ai/classes/TaxoPressAiAjax.php#L681
- research.cleantalk.org https://research.cleantalk.org/cve-2025-14371/
- wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ef51ffb-df1e-442d-abc8-3a0308099a0b?source=cve
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.