Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-22560

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-01-07
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
Missing Authorization vulnerability in saoshyant1994 Saoshyant Page Builder saoshyant-page-builder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Saoshyant Page Builder: from n/a through <= 3.8.

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 · moderate confidence

This is a missing authorization vulnerability in the Saoshyant Page Builder WordPress plugin. The vulnerability allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, likely enabling unauthorized access to administrative functions or sensitive operations without proper authentication. The issue affects all versions through 3.8.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks and capability verification for all sensitive operations and administrative functions in the plugin; restrict access to authorized users only.

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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. Confirm Saoshyant Page Builder plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Saoshyant Page Builder' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the plugin folder
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Saoshyant Page Builder, and note the version number displayed
    Affected if Version is 3.8 or lower (all versions through 3.8 are affected)
  3. Identify administrative or sensitive functions exposed
    Review the plugin settings and capabilities - examine which user roles can access plugin features, admin pages, or frontend rendering functions by inspecting the plugin files in /wp-content/plugins/ for capability checks and role definitions
    Affected if Users with insufficient privileges (such as subscribers, contributors, or unauthenticated users) can access functions that should require administrator-level permissions
  4. Verify access control configuration
    Check WordPress user roles and the plugin's role/capability settings to determine if public-facing or low-privilege access is granted to builder functions, templates, or save/edit operations
    Affected if The plugin allows access to administrative or sensitive operations without proper capability verification or authentication

You are affected if the Saoshyant Page Builder plugin (versions through 3.8) is installed and permits access to sensitive functions without proper authorization checks based on user capabilities.

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

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

Implement proper authorization checks and capability verification for all sensitive operations and administrative functions in the plugin; restrict access to authorized users only.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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