---
id: CVE-2025-62922
title: >-
  Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shambhu Patnaik Export Categories
  export-categories allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by
  ACLs.This issue affects Export Categories: from n/a through <= 1.0.
summary: >-
  Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shambhu Patnaik Export Categories
  export-categories allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by
  ACLs.This issue affects Export Categories: from n/a through <= 1.0.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
published: '2025-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-62922'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/export-categories/vulnerability/wordpress-export-categories-plugin-1-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00294
epssPercentile: 0.2017
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.597Z'
---

## Overview

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Shambhu Patnaik Export Categories export-categories allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Export Categories: from n/a through <= 1.0.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.