This vulnerability is highly dangerous and expected to become exploited.
This could allow a malicious actor to view sensitive information that is normally not available to regular users. This can be used to exploit other weaknesses in the system.
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.
30 May, 2025
Early warning sent out to Patchstack customers
30 May, 2025
Published by Patchstack
30 May, 2025