CVE-2025-69394
Published: 20 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69394 is a high-severity Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 4.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct exploitation of public-facing WordPress plugin via IDOR/authz bypass for remote unauthenticated data access.
NVD Description
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in cnvrse Cnvrse cnvrse allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Cnvrse: from n/a through < 026.02.10.20.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-69394 is an Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in the Cnvrse WordPress plugin. It allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels, mapped to CWE-639. The issue affects Cnvrse versions from n/a through those prior to 026.02.10.20. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high severity primarily due to confidentiality impacts.
Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely with low complexity and no user interaction required. By leveraging user-controlled keys, they can bypass authorization controls, potentially accessing sensitive data they should not be permitted to view, such as through insecure direct object references as noted in related advisories.
The Patchstack advisory for the Cnvrse WordPress plugin details the vulnerability in version 025.12.24.01 as an insecure direct object references (IDOR) issue. Mitigation involves updating to Cnvrse version 026.02.10.20 or later, where the access control flaws have been addressed.
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