CVE-2025-11172
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Publication date: 2025-10-24

Last updated on: 2025-10-27

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Check Plagiarism plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the chk_plag_mine_plugin_wpse10500_admin_action() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to update the API key.
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Published
2025-10-24
Last Modified
2025-10-27
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-24
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
NVD
CVE-2025-11172
EUVD
EUVD-2025-35808
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Vendor Product Version / Range
wordfence check_plagiarism 2.0
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CWE ID Description
CWE-862 The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in the Check Plagiarism plugin for WordPress, where a missing capability check in a specific function allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify data they should not be able to. Specifically, they can update the API key without proper authorization.

Impact Analysis

An attacker with Subscriber-level access or above could exploit this vulnerability to change the API key used by the plugin, potentially disrupting plugin functionality or enabling further unauthorized actions that rely on the API key.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Check Plagiarism plugin for WordPress to a version later than 2.0 where the missing capability check is fixed. Additionally, restrict Subscriber-level users from accessing or modifying plugin settings until the update is applied.

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