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CVE-2025-4520: Uncanny Automator <= 6.4.0.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Plugin Settings Update

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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: 2025-05-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The Uncanny Automator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple AJAX functions in versions up to, and including, 6.4.0.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions or above to update plugin settings.

Affected products

• uncannyowl Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin: before 6.5.0 — fixed in 6.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: uncannyowl Uncanny Automator – Easy Automation, Integration, Webhooks & Workflow Builder Plugin 6.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/uncanny-automator/tags/6.4.0.2/src/integrations/keap/helpers/keap-helpers.php#L99
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/db5b5fa1-67b5-4103-93b0-682200199a71?source=cve

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