CVE-2025-23958

WordPress Editor Wysiwyg Background Color plugin <= 1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Published Apr 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color editor-wysiwyg-background-color allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Editor Wysiwyg Background Color: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Analysis

Technical impact

The plugin suffers from a missing authorization check that allows any authenticated or potentially unauthenticated user to alter background color settings. This flaw enables an attacker to modify visual aspects of the site’s editor beyond the intended user role, effectively escalating privileges within the WordPress environment. The vulnerability is rooted in incorrect access control configuration and is classified as CWE-862.

Affected Systems

The affected software is the FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color plugin for WordPress, versions from n/a through 1.0. Users running any of these versions are susceptible.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity, while an EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low likelihood of exploitation in the wild. The flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. An attacker could exploit the issue by sending crafted HTTP requests to the plugin’s endpoints, bypassing the usual role checks. However, the requirement for the target to have some level of access to the site’s backend reduces the reach of the vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

FADI MED

Editor Wysiwyg Background Color

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.0

No data.

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wordpress	Wordpress	—

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Update the Editor Wysiwyg Background Color plugin to the latest version available, or remove the plugin if no update exists.
Restrict application of the plugin’s features to administrator accounts only by configuring role‑based permissions in WordPress.
Monitor the site’s access logs for unexpected attempts to modify editor settings or for repeated access to the plugin’s endpoints.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 09:23 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-11595	Missing Authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Editor Wysiwyg Background Color: from n/a through 1.0.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.391% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/editor-wysiwyg-background-color/vulnerability/wordpress-editor-wysiwyg-background-color-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Apr 23, 2026 3:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}`

Apr 1, 2026 11:45 PM Description updated. References updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Missing Authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Editor Wysiwyg Background Color: from n/a through 1.0.	Missing Authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color editor-wysiwyg-background-color allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Editor Wysiwyg Background Color: from n/a through <= 1.0.
References	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/editor-wysiwyg-background-color/vulnerability/wordpress-editor-wysiwyg-background-color-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/editor-wysiwyg-background-color/vulnerability/wordpress-editor-wysiwyg-background-color-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics	cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Apr 17, 2025 4:00 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Missing Authorization vulnerability in FADI MED Editor Wysiwyg Background Color allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects Editor Wysiwyg Background Color: from n/a through 1.0.
Title		WordPress Editor Wysiwyg Background Color plugin <= 1.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/editor-wysiwyg-background-color/vulnerability/wordpress-editor-wysiwyg-background-color-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L'}`