Unauthenticated settings modification via missing capability check
Published Sep 22, 2025 · Updated Sep 22, 2025
Missing authorization in Greg Winiarski Custom Login URL 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify plugin settings. The clu_options_validate function accepts settings updates without checking the caller's WordPress capability. No account is required; successful requests can alter the configured login, registration, password-reminder, logout, and redirect URLs.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in Greg Winiarski Custom Login URL 1.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify plugin settings. The clu_options_validate function accepts settings updates without checking the caller's WordPress capability. No account is required; successful requests can alter the configured login, registration, password-reminder, logout, and redirect URLs.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-58969
- Published
- Sep 22, 2025
- Updated
- Sep 22, 2025
- Vendor
- Greg Winiarski
- Product
- Custom Login URL
- Classifications
- CWE-862, CAPEC-180, T1565.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Sep 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.0.2 changes=[{"at":"1.0.3","status":"unaffected"}]
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