CVE-2025-62970 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through <= 0.8.8.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Spencer Haws	Link Whisper Free
Wordpress	Wordpress

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References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/link-whisper/vulnerability/wordpress-link-whisper-free-plugin-0-8-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability

History

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Spencer Haws Spencer Haws link Whisper Free Wordpress Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products		Spencer Haws Spencer Haws link Whisper Free Wordpress Wordpress wordpress

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 02:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Missing Authorization vulnerability in Spencer Haws Link Whisper Free link-whisper allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Link Whisper Free: from n/a through <= 0.8.8.
Title		WordPress Link Whisper Free plugin <= 0.8.8 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/link-whisper/vulnerability/wordpress-link-whisper-free-plugin-0-8-8-broken-access-control-vulnerability

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-10-27T01:34:15.242Z

Updated: 2025-10-27T14:36:58.403Z

Reserved: 2025-10-24T14:25:07.969Z

Link: CVE-2025-62970

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-27T14:36:04.914Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-27T02:15:57.480

Modified: 2025-10-27T15:15:39.493

Link: CVE-2025-62970

Redhat

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