CVE-2025-14718Network attack vector

Contributor workflow manipulation via generic edit capability

Published Jan 9, 2026 · Updated Jan 9, 2026

Missing authorization in PublishPress Future 4.9.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to manipulate automated workflows. RestApiV1 accepts create, update, delete, publish, and unpublish requests using only generic edit_posts authorization and no workflow nonce. Contributor-level access reaches these endpoints, allowing malicious workflows to delete or alter posts, including administrator-created content.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.33%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Missing authorization in PublishPress Future 4.9.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to manipulate automated workflows. RestApiV1 accepts create, update, delete, publish, and unpublish requests using only generic edit_posts authorization and no workflow nonce. Contributor-level access reaches these endpoints, allowing malicious workflows to delete or alter posts, including administrator-created content.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-14718
Published
Jan 9, 2026
Updated
Jan 9, 2026
Vendor
PublishPress
Product
PublishPress Future
Classifications
CWE-862, T1565.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=* <=4.9.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

PublishPress · PublishPress Futureversion=* <=4.9.3

Published CVSS scores

5.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-862Missing Authorization
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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