Auth bypass in Revmakx Defendwp Firewall

CVE-2025-22280

Missing Authorization vulnerability in revmakx DefendWP Firewall defend-wp-firewall allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DefendWP Firewall: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 19th percentile — 18.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-22280: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-22280?
CVE-2025-22280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Revmakx Defendwp Firewall, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.6/10. Published 2025-02-27.
How severe is CVE-2025-22280?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-22280 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.