CVE-2025-23615
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 gtekelis Interactive Page Hierarchy interactive-page-hierarchy allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Interactive Page Hierarchy: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
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 gtekelis Interactive Page Hierarchy WordPress plugin versions 1.0.1 and below contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive functionality related to page hierarchy management, potentially enabling unauthorized manipulation of page structures.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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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Check plugin versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins > find 'gtekelis Interactive Page Hierarchy' and note the version number displayedAffected if Version displayed is 1.0.1 or lower, or no version is shown (which typically means it's the latest available which would be 1.0.1 or below)
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Verify plugin is activeIn the same plugins list, confirm the plugin is currently activatedAffected if Plugin status shows 'Active' - only active plugins can be exploited
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Identify exposed AJAX endpointsExamine plugin files (typically in wp-content/plugins/ directory under the plugin folder) for AJAX action handlers registered with add_action('wp_ajax_...) or wp_ajax_nopriv_... callsAffected if Plugin registers AJAX handlers without current_user_can capability checks or nonce verification before processing requests
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Check REST API endpoint registrationReview plugin files for REST API route registration using add_action('rest_api_init') and inspect callback functions for missing permission_callback functionsAffected if Plugin registers REST API routes without proper permission_callback validation
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Test unauthorized access possibilityAs a low-privilege user (subscriber or contributor role), attempt to access any known plugin AJAX or REST endpoints related to page hierarchy management - check if requests succeed without rejectionAffected if Requests from unprivileged users are accepted and processed without permission errors
If the plugin version is 1.0.1 or below and it is active, and especially if AJAX or REST endpoints lack capability checks, the site is likely affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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 WordPress capability checks (current_user_can) and nonce verification on all AJAX and REST API endpoints within the plugin to ensure only authorized users with appropriate privileges can modify page hierarchies.
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