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CVE-2025-9542: AutomatorWP <= 5.3.7 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Multiple Functions

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-09-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access and modification of data due to a missing capability check on multiple plugin's functions in all versions up to, and including, 5.3.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to modify integration settings or view existing automations.

Affected products

• rubengc AutomatorWP – Automator plugin for no-code automations, webhooks & custom integrations in WordPress: through 5.3.7

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3355175/
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/62ed278c-f914-4edd-aba1-4aaa099a869f?source=cve

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