Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-67572WordPress PenNews theme < 6.7.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in PenNews from PenciDesign. 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 17% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 82.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in PenciDesign PenNews pennews allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PenNews: from n/a through < 6.7.4.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PenciDesign | PenNews | 0 – through 6.7.4 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N