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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-12093

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-05
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
The Voidek Employee Portal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on several AJAX actions in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to perform several actions like registering an account, deleting users, and modifying details within the employee portal.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Voidek Employee Portal WordPress plugin lacks capability checks on AJAX action handlers, allowing unauthenticated users to directly invoke sensitive functions. Attackers can register accounts, delete users, and modify employee portal data without any authentication or authorization verification.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to version 1.0.8 or later, which should include proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) on all AJAX handlers. If unable to update, disable the plugin until a patch is available.

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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify Voidek Employee Portal plugin is installed
    Log in to WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'Voidek Employee Portal' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named 'voidek-employee-portal' or similar.
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, click on the plugin to view its details and note the version number. Alternatively, read the main plugin PHP file header (e.g., voidek-employee-portal.php) which contains the Version field.
    Affected if Version is lower than 1.0.8 or the version cannot be determined
  3. Identify exposed AJAX action handlers
    Locate all PHP files in the plugin directory and search for 'add_action' calls containing 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks. These define AJAX endpoints. Files in the root or 'includes' folder typically contain these handlers.
    Affected if The plugin registers AJAX actions with 'nopriv' (wp_ajax_nopriv_) which are accessible to unauthenticated users
  4. Verify missing capability checks on AJAX handlers
    Examine the callback functions for each AJAX action handler found. Search within those functions for 'current_user_can', 'CAPABILITY', or similar authorization checks. The absence of such checks means unauthenticated users can invoke these functions.
    Affected if AJAX action handlers do not contain current_user_can() or equivalent capability verification before executing sensitive operations

The environment is affected if the Voidek Employee Portal plugin is installed with a version below 1.0.8 and exposes AJAX handlers accessible to unauthenticated users without capability checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the plugin to version 1.0.8 or later, which should include proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) on all AJAX handlers. If unable to update, disable the plugin until a patch is available.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Version 1.0.8 or later

  1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the 'Voidek Employee Portal' plugin
  4. Check if an update is available and update to the latest version
  5. Alternatively, navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload and upload the latest version from wordpress.org if update is not available
  6. Verify the plugin updated successfully to version 1.0.8 or higher

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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