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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-13405

The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() f

Published Nov 25, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Ace Post Type Builder

Last checked Nov 7, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13405. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of Ace Post Type Builder is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium5.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder 0 ≤1.9

The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder 0 ≤1.90 ≤1.9

How to fix CVE-2025-13405

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-13405. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of Ace Post Type Builder is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with buywptemplates Ace Post Type Builder 0 ≤1.9 0 ≤1.9. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.28%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Nov 25, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary custom taxonomies.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-13405

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-13405

    30-day exploitation probability 0.28%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-199569

    The Ace Post Type Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized custom taxonomy deletion due to missing authorization validation on the cptb_delete_custom_taxonomy() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attacker

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 7, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 7, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 26, 2026
  • EUVDOct 26, 2026