VDB-341827 · CVE-2025-5805 · GCVE-0-2025-5805

Electron Plugin up to 1.8.2 on WordPress authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Electron Plugin up to 1.8.2 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-5805. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Electron Plugin up to 1.8.2 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Ninetheme Electron electron allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Electron: from n/a through <= 1.8.2.

It is possible to read the advisory at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-5805. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/24/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Electron Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-862 / CWE-863 / CWE-285
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

01/19/2026 Advisory disclosed
01/19/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/24/2026 +5 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-5805 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-5805
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-341827

Entryinfo

Created: 01/19/2026 19:47
Updated: 01/24/2026 16:44
Changes: 01/19/2026 19:47 (49), 01/24/2026 16:44 (1)
Complete: 🔍
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