LabTools <= 1.0 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Publication Deletion

published 2022-02-01 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-12009

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits: 0; none known

The LabTools WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not have proper authorisation and CSRF check in place when deleting publications, allowing any authenticated users, such as subscriber to delete arbitrary publication

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected products

Unknown LabTools

Classification

Weakness

CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

wpscan.com /vulnerability/67f5beb8-2cb0-4b43-87c7-dead9c005f9c
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-25097
NVD CVE-2021-25097

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Summary