Vulnerability · Published Apr 29, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-3452SecuPress Free <= 2.3.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Plugin Installation
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security from secupress. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The SecuPress Free — WordPress Security plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'secupress_reinstall_plugins_admin_ajax_cb' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| secupress | SecuPress with Simple SSL – Simple and Performant Security | 0 – through 2.3.9 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N