What is CVE-2025-13405?

CVE-2025-13405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-11-25.

How severe is CVE-2025-13405?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder

CVE-2025-13405

The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (17.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13405?: CVE-2025-13405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-11-25.
How severe is CVE-2025-13405?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.