CVE-2021-25032: PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise

Is it exploited?

Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 29 Oct 2026.

VulnCheck KEV lists it since 6 Dec 2021. It cites 6 public reports, the first from 6 Dec 2021.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

6.7%

EPSS score, percentile 93.9 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?

Not scored

The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

What should I do?

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected

2.0
from 2.3.1 to before 2.3.1
2.0
from 2.3.1 to before 2.3.1

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; VulnCheck KEV, as of 30 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 30 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

PublishPress Capabilities < 2.3.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Options Update to Blog Compromise

The PublishPress Capabilities WordPress plugin before 2.3.1, PublishPress Capabilities Pro WordPress plugin before 2.3.1 does not have authorisation and CSRF checks when updating the plugin's settings via the init hook, and does not ensure that the options to be updated belong to the plugin. As a result, unauthenticated attackers could update arbitrary blog options, such as the default role and make any new registered user with an administrator role.

Source: CVE List, as of 30 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

This summary is based on the CVE record as of 30 Oct 2026. Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (2 products)

Unknown PublishPress Capabilities – User Role Access, Editor Permissions, Admin Menus
Status	Versions
Affected	2.0
Affected	from 2.3.1 to before 2.3.1

Unknown PublishPress Capabilities Pro
Status	Versions
Affected	2.0
Affected	from 2.3.1 to before 2.3.1

Source: CVE List, as of 30 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

CWE-352, CWE-862

CWE-352: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CWE-862: Missing Authorization

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.

Timeline

Date	Event
10 Jan 2022	CVE record published
3 Aug 2024	CVE record last updated