CVE-2025-22541
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in etruel WP Delete Post Copies etruel-del-post-copies allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Delete Post Copies: from n/a through <= 5.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the WP Delete Post Copies WordPress plugin allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, potentially enabling authenticated attackers (with limited privileges) to perform actions beyond their intended access scope.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify the plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and look for 'WP Delete Post Copies' in the installed plugins listAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
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Identify the installed versionIn the Plugins list, click on 'WP Delete Post Copies' to view the plugin details and note the version number displayedAffected if The displayed version is lower than the patched version released to fix this authorization bypass
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Confirm the plugin functionality is accessibleCheck if the plugin provides any admin menu items, shortcodes, or public-facing features under Posts or a dedicated menu item in the WordPress admin sidebarAffected if The plugin menu items are present and accessible to users with limited privileges (e.g., Author, Contributor roles)
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Review user role capabilitiesGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and examine which roles have access to post deletion features provided by this pluginAffected if Users with roles below Administrator (such as Editor, Author, or Contributor) can access or execute plugin functions that should be restricted to Administrators
You are affected if the WP Delete Post Copies plugin is installed, active, and users with limited privileges can perform actions that should require higher-level authorization
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version once available. In the interim, restrict user permissions to the plugin and monitor for suspicious activity.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-22541 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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