Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-14366

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-13
Mitigation only
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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 Eyewear prescription form plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Missing Authorization in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.1. This is due to missing authorization checks on the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary WooCommerce products with custom names, prices, and category assignments via the 'Name', 'Price', and 'Parent' parameters.

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 Eyewear prescription form WordPress plugin lacks authorization checks on the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create arbitrary WooCommerce products with custom names, prices, and category assignments. This is a broken access control vulnerability where the AJAX endpoint accepts requests from any user without verifying permissions.

MitigationAdd a capability check (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options')) and nonce verification to the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX handler to ensure only authorized users can create products.

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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

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  1. Verify the Eyewear prescription form plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Eyewear prescription form' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for an eyewear-related plugin folder
    Affected if Plugin is present in the installation
  2. Confirm WooCommerce is active
    Check that WooCommerce plugin is installed and active, as the vulnerability creates WooCommerce products
    Affected if WooCommerce is active and the Eyewear plugin is installed
  3. Identify the vulnerable AJAX endpoint
    Search plugin code for 'SubmitCatProductRequest' action hook (typically add_action('wp_ajax_nopriv_SubmitCatProductRequest' or 'wp_ajax_SubmitCatProductRequest')
    Affected if The AJAX action 'SubmitCatProductRequest' is registered in the plugin
  4. Test unauthenticated access to the AJAX endpoint
    Send a POST request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=SubmitCatProductRequest and test parameters (name, price, category) without providing any authentication cookies or nonce
    Affected if The server accepts and processes the request without requiring authentication (no 403 or login redirect)
  5. Inspect the AJAX handler for capability checks
    Locate the callback function for SubmitCatProductRequest and verify it calls current_user_can() or similar capability check before creating products
    Affected if The handler lacks a current_user_can() check or performs no authorization verification

If the Eyewear prescription form plugin is installed with WooCommerce and the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX endpoint responds to unauthenticated requests without verifying user capabilities, the environment is affected by CVE-2025-14366.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Add a capability check (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options')) and nonce verification to the SubmitCatProductRequest AJAX handler to ensure only authorized users can create products.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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