CVE-2025-39493: WordPress Rankie plugin < 1.8.2 - Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 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: 2025-05-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-862

Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ValvePress Rankie valvepress-rankie allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Rankie: from n/a through < 1.8.2.

Affected products

ValvePress Rankie: before 1.8.2 — fixed in 1.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ValvePress Rankie 1.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/valvepress-rankie/vulnerability/wordpress-rankie-1-8-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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