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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-22592

HIGH · 7.5 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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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 8blocks 1003 Mortgage Application 1003-mortgage-application allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects 1003 Mortgage Application: from n/a through <= 1.87.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in the 1003 Mortgage Application plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive mortgage application functionality that should be protected by access control lists. The vulnerability stems from insufficient access control constraints on certain application functions, potentially enabling attackers to view or manipulate mortgage application data without proper privileges.

MitigationImplement proper authentication and role-based authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and application functions to ensure users can only access functionality they're explicitly permitted to use.

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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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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. Locate the 1003 Mortgage Application plugin in your WordPress installation
    Check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named '1003-mortgage-application' or similar variant. Also check the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins for the plugin name.
    Affected if The plugin is present in your WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin PHP file (usually named plugin-name.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block at the top. Alternatively, check in WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins where version is displayed.
    Affected if The installed version falls within or below any reported vulnerable version range, or if no safe version is confirmed installed
  3. Identify sensitive mortgage application endpoints
    Review the plugin directory for PHP files handling mortgage application submissions, data retrieval, or administrative functions. Look for files containing terms like 'application', 'submit', 'mortgage', 'loans', 'api', or 'ajax' in the filename or code.
    Affected if The plugin contains application handling functions without visible capability checks or role verification
  4. Test access control on sensitive plugin functions
    Attempt to access suspected application endpoints or functions directly via HTTP request (such as visiting URLs like /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=... or custom plugin endpoints) while logged out or as a low-privilege user. Use browser dev tools or curl to observe if the application processes the request.
    Affected if Unauthenticated requests or requests from unauthorized roles successfully access or manipulate mortgage application data or functionality that should require authentication or elevated privileges
  5. Check for missing nonce or capability verification in plugin code
    Examine the main plugin PHP files for action hooks (add_action) and callback functions. Look for missing current_user_can() checks, capability verification, or nonce validation before sensitive operations.
    Affected if Callback functions handling sensitive mortgage data lack capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce validation

Your environment is affected if the 1003 Mortgage Application plugin is installed and sensitive functions or endpoints are accessible without proper authentication or authorization verification.

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 authentication and role-based authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and application functions to ensure users can only access functionality they're explicitly permitted to use.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
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