Vulnerability · Published Nov 25, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-13405Ace Post Type Builder <= 1.9 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Custom Taxonomy Deletion via 'taxonomy' Parameter
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in Ace Post Type Builder from buywptemplates. 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 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| buywptemplates | Ace Post Type Builder | 0 – through 1.9 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b56cef33-057b-4c40-945f-68306597b00b?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ace-post-type-builder/trunk/includes/class-cptb-core.php#L400
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ace-post-type-builder/tags/1.9/includes/class-cptb-core.php#L400
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3412781/