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CVE-2025-49874 (GCVE-0-2025-49874)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-06-17 15:01 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:13
VLAI
Title
WordPress Arconix FAQ plugin <= 1.9.6 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Summary
Missing Authorization vulnerability in tychesoftwares Arconix FAQ arconix-faq allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Arconix FAQ: from n/a through <= 1.9.6.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-06-18 14:20 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
tychesoftwares Arconix FAQ Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.9.6 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-01 16:41
Credits
Peter Thaleikis | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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