Auth bypass in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches
CVE-2025-14427
The Shield Security: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, and Prevents Security Breaches plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the `MfaEmailDisable` action in all versions up to, and including, 21.0.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to disable the global Email 2FA setting for the entire site.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (9.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
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Weakness classification (CWE)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14427?
- CVE-2025-14427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Paultgoodchild Shield: Blocks Bots, Protects Users, And Prevents Security Breaches, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14427?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.