CVE-2023-25446
WordPress HappyFiles Pro plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.7
WordPress HappyFiles Pro plugin <= 1.8.1 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-25446- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-29401
7.7
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.
- Record
EUVD-2023-29401- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6jvq-p5jv-23xf
7.7
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting...
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.
- Record
GHSA-6jvq-p5jv-23xf- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.7
Missing Authorization vulnerability in HappyFiles HappyFiles Pro happyfiles-pro allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects HappyFiles Pro: from n/a through 1.8.1.
- Record
CVE-2023-25446- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-25446 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Happyfiles Pro, published December 21, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vdp.patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/happyfiles-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-happyfiles-pro-plugin-1-8-1-broken-access-control?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25446
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/happyfiles-pro/vulnerability/wordpress-happyfiles-pro-plugin-1-8-1-broken-access-control?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6jvq-p5jv-23xf