CVE-2025-23771
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 Murali Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress push-notification-for-post-and-buddypress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress: from n/a through <= 2.11.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization vulnerability in the WordPress plugin 'Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress'. The plugin fails to properly validate user capabilities before allowing access to certain functions, allowing authenticated attackers (with low-level privileges) to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels and perform actions they should not be authorized to perform.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 plugin is installed and activeGo to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'Push Notification for Post and BuddyPress' is installed and activatedAffected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in the main plugin file (usually in wp-content/plugins/push-notification-for-post-and-buddypress/push-notification-for-post-and-buddypress.php) for the 'Version' field, or view the plugin details in the WordPress plugins pageAffected if The installed version is any version prior to the patched release (check the plugin repository for the latest fixed version)
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Inspect AJAX action handlers for missing capability checksExamine the plugin's PHP files for AJAX action handlers (add_action('wp_ajax_...')) and verify each handler includes current_user_can() or similar capability checks before processing sensitive operations. Search for files containing 'wp_ajax_' and review each callback functionAffected if Any AJAX action handler processes sensitive data or performs privileged operations without first verifying the user has appropriate capabilities (e.g., 'manage_options', 'edit_posts')
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Check admin page access controlsReview the plugin's admin menu registration and page handlers. Look for add_menu_page(), add_submenu_page(), or admin_init hooks that lack capability verification. Inspect each admin page callback to confirm it calls current_user_can() before executing privileged actionsAffected if Admin pages or functions can be accessed or executed by users with low-level privileges (e.g., subscriber, contributor) without proper capability validation
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Verify role-based access control configurationIf the plugin has settings for access control levels, check the plugin options (Settings > Push Notification or similar) to see what user roles are permitted to send notifications or manage plugin features. Test with a low-privilege user account (e.g., subscriber) to confirm they can access restricted functionsAffected if Low-privilege users (without administrator or editor roles) can send push notifications or access sensitive plugin features
The environment is affected if the plugin is installed and any AJAX handlers or admin pages process privileged actions without verifying the user has appropriate capabilities, allowing low-privilege authenticated users to perform unauthorized actions.
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 dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version once a patch is released. If no patch is available, disable the plugin immediately and implement proper capability checks (using current_user_can() or similar WordPress authorization functions) on all AJAX actions and admin pages before processing sensitive operations.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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