CVE-2025-22512: WordPress Help Scout Plugin <= 6.5.6 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in BoldGrid Help Scout help-scout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Help Scout: from n/a through <= 6.5.6.

Affected products

BoldGrid Help Scout: through 6.5.6

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/help-scout/vulnerability/wordpress-help-scout-plugin-6-5-1-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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