CVE-2025-14486: PixelPlay <= 1.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary API Key Deletion via 'clear_api_type' Parameter

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-22 · updated 2026-10-14
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The PixelPlay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized API key deletion due to missing authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary API keys (Pixabay, Unsplash, Pixels, OpenAI) configured by site administrators via the 'clear_api_type' parameter.

Affected products

kamleshyadav PixelPlay: through 1.0.2

References

https://elements.envato.com/pixelplay-video-autoplay-wordpress-plugin-SPE7EM9
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/20589c53-56ff-41ba-857d-40b947a0e55c?source=cve

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