BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-11-25

Last updated on: 2026-04-08

Assigner: Wordfence

Description

The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-11-25

Last Modified

2026-04-08

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-25

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-13405

EUVD

EUVD-2025-199569

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
wordpress	ace_post_type_builder	1.9

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

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

The vulnerability in the Ace Post Type Builder WordPress plugin allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete custom taxonomies without proper authorization checks. This happens because the function cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() lacks authorization validation, enabling unauthorized deletion of arbitrary custom taxonomies.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can impact you by allowing attackers with low-level access to delete custom taxonomies, which may disrupt website functionality, content organization, and potentially lead to loss of important data or site structure.

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