Missing Authorization in WP Attachments Enables Unauthorized Access

Publication date: 2025-12-31

Last updated on: 2026-04-23

Assigner: Patchstack

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Marco Milesi WP Attachments wp-attachments allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Attachments: from n/a through <= 5.2.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-12-31

Last Modified

2026-04-23

Generated

2026-07-07

AI Q&A

2025-12-31

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-06

NVD

CVE-2025-62888

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
marco_milesi	wp_attachments	5.2

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Exploitability

CWE

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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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Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized actions due to improper access control, which may result in limited integrity and availability impacts on the affected system or data.

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Missing Authorization issue in the WP Attachments plugin by Marco Milesi. It allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially bypassing intended restrictions.

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