Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-69394

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published
20 February 2026
Modified
27 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0002 4.2th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

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

What attackers do: exploitation maps to Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190).
Threat & Defense Details

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.

addresses: CWE-639

Per-request decision making makes it harder to bypass authorization using user-controlled keys without proper validation in the decision process.

addresses: CWE-639

Consistent enforcement of approved authorizations makes bypassing via user-controlled keys ineffective.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Why these techniques?

Direct exploitation of public-facing WordPress plugin via IDOR/authz bypass for remote unauthenticated data access.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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.

Details

CWE(s)

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