CVE-2025-60086
📛 CVE Title
WordPress WP Voting Contest plugin <= 5.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in Matt WP Voting Contest wp-voting-contest allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Voting Contest: from n/a through <= 5.8.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 7.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Effective score
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-862 - Reserved
- 2025-09-25
- Published
- 2025-12-18 08:22 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 18:13 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/60xxx/CVE-2025-60086.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-60086 — Voting Contest <= 5.8 - Missing Authorization
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2025-12-18 08:16:08 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 09:49:19 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N- Exploitability subscore
- 3.9 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.6 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0026 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 17.68% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-08-06
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-08-06 21:31 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-204103 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Dec 18, 2025, 7:22:07 AM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:13:54 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.0400
- Vendors
- Matt
- Products
-
WP Voting Contest (n/a ≤≤ 5.8)WP Voting Contest (0 ≤5.8)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-637q-2qvx-5rgg
ENISA description: Missing Authorization vulnerability in Matt WP Voting Contest wp-voting-contest allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Voting Contest: from n/a through <= 5.8.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt | WP Voting Contest |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
Indicators (2)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain |
levels.this
|
no local data | 2026-05-18 21:18 UTC |
| cve |
CVE-2025-60086
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 13:34 UTC |
Remediations (19)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: WP Voting Contest LiteWordfence
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2026-06-06 13:34 UTC -
web:infosectoday.com
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued an emergency advisory mandating all Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to urgently address a newly identified vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange, tracked as CVE - 2025 -53786, by 9:00 AM EDT on Monday, August 11, 2025 . This vulnerability allows attackers with administrative access to an on-premises Exchange server to ...
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:cert.europa.eu
CERT-EU - High Severity Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Summary On August 6, 2025 , Microsoft issued an advisory for a high-severity vulnerability affecting Microsoft Exchange hybrid environments [1]. The vulnerability tracked as CVE - 2025 -53786 allows an attacker with administrative access to an on-premises Exchange Server to escalate privileges into the connected Exchange Online ...
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:cisa.gov
Update (08/12/ 2025 ): CISA has updated this alert to provide clarification on identifying Exchange Servers on an organization's networks and provided further guidance on running the Microsoft Exchange Health Checker. Update (08/07/ 2025 ): CISA issued Emergency Directive (ED) 25-02: Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability in response to CVE - 2025 -53786
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:threatprotect.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:www.securityweek.com
Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates address critical vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Hyper-V.
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:blog.talosintelligence.com
Microsoft has released its monthly security update for August 2025 , which includes 111 vulnerabilities affecting a range of products, including 13 that Microsoft marked as "critical".
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:www.forbes.com
Microsoft Exchange users are urged to mitigate a zero-day vulnerability that CISA has confirmed is under active exploitation.
2026-05-22 14:53 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This out-of-band update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5085518) includes fixes and improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates ...
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
The reason is that after the Patch Tuesday on October 14, 2025 , Microsoft will stop shipping free security updates for Windows 10 computers.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government NVD MENU
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
With Qualys Policy Audit's out-of-the-box mitigation or Compensatory Controls, which reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done immediately, these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS and DISA-STIG.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
Updated October 29, 2025 : CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 ), CVE - 2025 -59287
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 165 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days, in one of the company's largest monthly security updates.
2026-05-22 03:27 UTC
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