CVE-2025-14172
WP Page Permalink Extension <= 1.5.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Rewrite Rules Flush
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This is due to missing authorization checks on the cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules function hooked to wp_ajax_cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to flush the site's rewrite rules via the action parameter.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
WP Page Permalink Extension <= 1.5.4 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Rewrite Rules Flush
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This is due to missing authorization checks on the cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules function hooked to wp_ajax_cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to flush the site's rewrite rules via the action parameter.
- Record
CVE-2025-14172- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1735
6.5
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This is due to missing authorization checks on the cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules function hooked to wp_ajax_cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to flush the site's rewrite rules via the action parameter.
- Record
EUVD-2026-1735- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x2rg-q7qq-q3c7
6.5
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in...
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This is due to missing authorization checks on the cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules function hooked to wp_ajax_cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to flush the site's rewrite rules via the action parameter.
- Record
GHSA-x2rg-q7qq-q3c7- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.5
The WP Page Permalink Extension plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.4. This is due to missing authorization checks on the cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules function hooked to wp_ajax_cwpp_trigger_flush_rewrite_rules. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to flush the site's rewrite rules via the action parameter.
- Record
CVE-2025-14172- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | RootHarpy/CVE-2025-14172-Nuclei-Template | 2026-01-13 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-14172 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Infosatech Wp Page Permalink Extension, published January 9, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5ba37d7-8fde-4ee3-93db-d2459da34bc4?source=cve
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-wp-page-permalinks/trunk/change-wp-page-permalinks.php
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/change-wp-page-permalinks/tags/1.5.4/change-wp-page-permalinks.php
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14172
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x2rg-q7qq-q3c7