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Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Taxonomy Term Manipulation

CVE-2025-13354 · simple-tags

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Vulnerability: Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager – AI Autotagger with OpenAI <= 3.40.1 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Taxonomy Term Manipulation
Affected software: simple-tags(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 3.40.1
Authentication: Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type: Other
CVE: CVE-2025-13354
Published: 3 December 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: This advisory describes a other issue in the affected software. Review the source advisory and your installed version to assess exposure.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 05c1ee52-02c9-440b-9269-14ea8b73be45). Methodology and redistribution notes

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