Security Alert Summary
The Sweet Energy Efficiency WordPress plugin contains a missing capability check in its AJAX handler sweet_energy_efficiency_action in all versions up to and including 1.0.6. This allows authenticated users with subscriber-level privileges and above to read, modify, and delete graphs managed by the plugin.
CVE Details
- CVE ID: CVE-2025-14618
- Affected component: Sweet Energy Efficiency plugin for WordPress
- Affected versions: All versions up to and including 1.0.6
- Published: December 18, 2025 at 1:15:47 PM
- Last modified: December 18, 2025 at 3:07:18 PM
- CVSS v3.1: Base Score 4.3, Medium —
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Authentication / Privileges / User Interaction: Requires authentication with low privileges (e.g., subscriber-level). No user interaction required.
- Primary impact: Confidentiality: None; Integrity: Low (ability to modify/delete graphs); Availability: None
- Weakness (CWE): CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)
Technical Details
The vulnerability is caused by a missing capability check on the AJAX handler named sweet_energy_efficiency_action. Because the handler does not verify that the requesting user has sufficient permissions, authenticated users with low-privilege roles (subscriber and above, as indicated in the report) can invoke the handler to perform actions against graphs managed by the plugin.
The absence of this authorization check allows those authenticated users to read, modify, and delete arbitrary graphs via the plugin’s AJAX endpoint. The issue exists in all versions up to and including 1.0.6 as specified in the CVE entry.
How This Could Impact Your Website
Consider a site where the owner manages energy-efficiency dashboards and multiple staff members and contributors maintain or view graphs. An authenticated external contractor or a staff member with a subscriber account could use this flaw to alter or remove graphs. That could lead to incorrect reporting or loss of historical visualization data used for decision-making.
Practical consequences include inaccurate operational metrics, removal of analysis used for planning, and the need to restore data from backups if graphs are deleted. Because confidentiality impact is reported as none, this vulnerability does not indicate exposure of sensitive data based on the CVE details; its primary concern is integrity of graph data.
If you’re unsure whether your site is affected or how to assess your current user roles and plugins, it may be worth having a professional review.
Recommended Actions
- Update the affected plugin as soon as a patched version is available. (The CVE specifies affected versions up to 1.0.6; a fixed version is not specified in the CVE entry.)
- Review and reduce unnecessary user roles and privileges, especially accounts with contributor or higher roles.
- Enforce strong passwords and enable two-factor authentication for editors and administrators.
- Remove unused or unmaintained plugins to reduce attack surface.
- Monitor site activity and plugin-specific logs for unusual behavior related to graph creation, modification, or deletion.
If you’d like help reviewing your plugins, user roles, or overall WordPress security posture, our team at Freshy is happy to help.
References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3417589/sweet-energy-efficiency
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3420909/sweet-energy-efficiency
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1ccc8b30-1bdf-4335-85a9-79c6f9a88afc?source=cve
