CVE-2025-13405 json
Ace Post Type Builder <= 1.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Custom Taxonomy Deletion via 'taxonomy' Parameter
published 2025-11-25 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-199569
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b56cef33-057b-4c40-945f-68306597b00b?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ace-post-type-builder/trunk/includes/class-cptb-core.php#L400
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/ace-post-type-builder/tags/1.9/includes/class-cptb-core.php#L400
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset/3412781/
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-13405
- NVD CVE-2025-13405
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