Templately <= 2.2.5 — Improper Authorization to Arbitrary Post Deletion
CVE-2023-5454Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤2.2.5Update to 2.2.6 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- Medium6.5
- CVSS
- 6.5CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:LPrivileges required- Low
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:NConfidentiality- None
I:NIntegrity- None
A:HAvailability- High
- Weakness
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! templately
- Affected≤ 2.2.5
- Patched in2.2.6
Update to 2.2.6 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 2.2.5. Version 2.2.6 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud!.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.2.6, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Templately – Elementor & Gutenberg Template Library: 6500+ Free & Pro Ready Templates And Cloud! to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Krzysztof Zając.
The Templately plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized loss of data due to an improper capability check on the 'delete' REST endpoint in versions up to, and including, 2.2.5. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to delete arbitrary posts.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
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All 10| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| High8.8 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Gutenberg Cloud Import Attachment Filename Mismatch ≤3.7.1Update to 3.7.2 | CVE-2026-18438 | |
| High7.2 | Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.7.1Update to 3.7.2 | CVE-2026-66667 | |
| Medium5.3 | Missing Authorization ≤3.7.0Update to 3.7.1 | CVE-2026-15359 | |
| Medium4.3 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure ≤3.6.1Update to 3.6.2 | CVE-2026-42379 | |
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary JSON File Write ≤3.4.8Update to 3.4.9 | CVE-2026-0831 |
- High8.8Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Upload to Remote Code Execution via Gutenberg Cloud Import Attachment Filename Mismatch
≤3.7.1Update to 3.7.2
- High7.2Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.7.1Update to 3.7.2
- Medium5.3Missing Authorization
≤3.7.0Update to 3.7.1
- Medium4.3Authenticated (Contributor+) Information Exposure
≤3.6.1Update to 3.6.2
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Limited Arbitrary JSON File Write
≤3.4.8Update to 3.4.9
Timeline
CVE published
Severity medium, CVSS 6.5
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- CVSS / CWE
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