CVE-2025-13441 - Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce <= 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Cache Flushing

CVE-2025-13441 - Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce <= 2.3.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Cache Flushing

https://cvefeed.io/rssfeed/latest.atom / Thu, 11/27/2025 - 10:50
CVE ID : CVE-2025-13441
Published : 27. November 2025 07:15 | 1 Stunde, 38 Minuten ago
Description : The Hide Category by User Role for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1. This is due to a missing capability check on the admin_init hook that executes wp_cache_flush(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to flush the site's object cache via forged requests, potentially degrading site performance.
Severity: 5.3 | MEDIUM
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