This vulnerability is highly dangerous and expected to become exploited.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
We advise to mitigate or resolve the vulnerability immediately.
Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule to block any attacks until an official fix becomes available, can be tested and be safely applied.
Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers
17 Nov, 2025
Published by Patchstack
17 Nov, 2025