The Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial Workflow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cf_add_comment' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to add comments to arbitrary collaborations.
CVE-2025-4202
MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-16. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
4.3
- CVSS v3
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3(high)
- EPSS
- 1.0%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 16, 2026
Last Modified
May 18, 2026
References (3)
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/commenting-feature/tags/4.8.1/admin/classes/class-commenting-block-admin.php#L1239
- security@wordfencehttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3519252/
- security@wordfencehttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/08ec2376-dfe3-4aeb-8173-01e88309f540?source=cve
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2025-4202?
CVE-2025-4202 is a medium vulnerability published on May 16, 2026. The Multicollab: Content Team Collaboration and Editorial Workflow plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'cfaddcomment' function in all versions up to, and including, 5.2. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers,…
When was CVE-2025-4202 disclosed?
CVE-2025-4202 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 16, 2026, with the most recent update on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-4202 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-4202 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-4202?
CVE-2025-4202 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-4202?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-4202, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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