CVE-2025-5811 (GCVE-0-2025-5811)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-18 05:24 – Updated: 2026-04-08 17:31
VLAI
Title
Listly: Listicles For WordPress <= 2.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Transient Deletion
Summary
The Listly: Listicles For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Init() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary transient values on the WordPress site.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| milanmk | Listly: Listicles For WordPress |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.7
(semver)
|
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Nomenclature
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