CVE-2025-23514
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 · uneditedMissing Authorization vulnerability in Sanjay Prasad Loginplus loginplus allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Loginplus: from n/a through <= 1.2.
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 confidenceThe Loginplus WordPress plugin (version <= 1.2) has a missing authorization vulnerability where certain functionality is not properly constrained by access control lists (ACLs), allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access sensitive functions that should require proper capability checks.
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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
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Loginplus plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Loginplus' in the plugin list and note whether it is active or inactive.Affected if The Loginplus plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Identify installed Loginplus versionIn the Plugins list, find the Loginplus entry and locate the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Compare this version against the affected range: version 1.2 or lower.Affected if The installed version is 1.2 or lower, matching the affected version range
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Locate Loginplus plugin filesAccess the WordPress filesystem via FTP, SSH, or file manager. Navigate to /wp-content/plugins/ and locate the loginplus directory. Note the presence of PHP files that may contain sensitive functions.Affected if The loginplus plugin directory exists and contains PHP files in the wp-content/plugins/loginplus/ path
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Inspect plugin functions for access controlExamine the main plugin PHP files (typically loginplus.php or similar main files) for function declarations. Search for callbacks hooked into WordPress actions or AJAX endpoints. Check whether these functions include current_user_can() capability checks before executing sensitive operations.Affected if Sensitive functions exist but lack proper current_user_can() capability verification or nonce validation
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Test endpoint accessibilityUse a browser or HTTP tool to attempt access to plugin-related endpoints (such as /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=loginplus_... or direct URL access to plugin files) without logging in or providing authentication credentials.Affected if Sensitive plugin functionality is accessible without authentication or proper authorization validation
The environment is affected if the Loginplus plugin version is 1.2 or lower and sensitive functions within the plugin are accessible without requiring authentication or capability verification.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement proper authorization checks (such as current_user_can() capability verification and nonce validation) on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin to ensure functionality is only accessible to authorized users.
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