Missing Authorization in WP01 – Speed, Security, SEO consultant plugin for WordPress

1) Missing Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU105847

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2267

CWE-ID: CWE-862 - Missing Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authorization checks.

The vulnerability exists due to a missing capability check and insufficient restrictions on the make_archive() function. A remote user can download and read the contents of arbitrary files on the server.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

WP01 – Speed, Security, SEO consultant: 2.6 - 2.6.2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:wp01ru:wp01:2.6:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wp01ru:wp01:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wp01ru:wp01:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

External links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp01/trunk/inc/class-wp01.php#L109
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp01/
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/900d09e8-ded5-49b9-81bf-ddfc85d3cf2b?source=cve

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.