Vulnerability · Published Jul 18, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-5811Listly: Listicles For WordPress <= 2.7 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Transient Deletion
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Listly: Listicles For WordPress from milanmk. 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 26% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Listly: Listicles For WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the Init() function in all versions up to, and including, 2.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary transient values on the WordPress site.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| milanmk | Listly: Listicles For WordPress | 0 – through 2.7 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N