Auth bypass in Publishpress Schedule Post Changes With Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Categories
CVE-2025-14718
The Schedule Post Changes With PublishPress Future plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to create, update, delete, and publish malicious workflows that may automatically delete any post upon publication or update, including posts created by administrators.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (24.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14718?
- CVE-2025-14718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Schedule Post Changes With Future: Unpublish, Delete, Change Status, Trash, Categories, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14718?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.