The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized metadata section creation due to missing authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the `create_item_permissions_check()` function unconditionally returning true, which bypasses authentication and authorization validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary metadata sections for any collection via the public REST API granted they can access the WordPress site.
History

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Tainacan
Tainacan tainacan
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Tainacan
Tainacan tainacan
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

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Description The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized metadata section creation due to missing authorization checks in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1. This is due to the `create_item_permissions_check()` function unconditionally returning true, which bypasses authentication and authorization validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary metadata sections for any collection via the public REST API granted they can access the WordPress site.
Title Tainacan <= 1.0.1 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Arbitrary Metadata Section Creation
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published: 2025-12-21T02:20:32.422Z

Updated: 2025-12-22T20:21:59.445Z

Reserved: 2025-12-04T16:14:29.071Z

Link: CVE-2025-14043

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-22T20:21:51.949Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-21T03:15:52.153

Modified: 2025-12-21T03:15:52.153

Link: CVE-2025-14043

cve-icon Redhat

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