Description
The Document Library Lite plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Improper Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 1.1.6. This is due to the plugin exposing an unauthenticated AJAX action dll_load_posts which returns a JSON table of document data without performing nonce or capability checks. The handler accepts an attacker-controlled args array where the status option explicitly allows draft, pending, future, and any. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to retrieve unpublished document titles and content via the AJAX endpoint.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| barn2media | Document Library Lite | ≤ 1.1.6 | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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SnailSploit/CVE-2025-11174 ★ 1 · Nov 2, 2025
Document Library Lite <= 1.1.6 - Missing Authorization to Sensitive Information Exposure | CVE-2025-11174
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b73d48a-1f10-4e47-a18f-82a3103b72bd?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/document-library-lite/tags/1.1.5/src/Table/Ajax_Handler.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/document-library-lite/tags/1.1.5/src/Table/Ajax_Handler.php#L32
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/document-library-lite/tags/1.1.5/src/Simple_Document_Library.php#L492
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3385033/document-library-lite/trunk/src/Table/Ajax_Handler.php