CVE-2025-24580
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 AA Web Servant 12 Step Meeting List 12-step-meeting-list allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects 12 Step Meeting List: from n/a through <= 3.16.5.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the AA Web Servant 12 Step Meeting List WordPress plugin (versions through 3.16.5) allows unauthorized users to access functionality that should be restricted due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.
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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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Verify plugin installation and versionLocate the AA Web Servant 12 Step Meeting List plugin in your WordPress installation (typically in wp-content/plugins/) and identify the installed version from the main plugin file or readme.txtAffected if The installed version is 3.16.5 or any earlier version (versions through 3.16.5 are affected)
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Identify plugin AJAX endpoints and admin actionsScan the plugin files for registered WordPress AJAX hooks (add_action with wp_ajax_ prefix) and admin menu registrations (add_menu_page, add_submenu_page) to locate potentially sensitive endpointsAffected if The plugin exposes admin-level functionality through AJAX handlers or admin pages without visible capability checks
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Test access control on plugin endpointsUsing a low-privilege user account (subscriber or contributor role), attempt to access the identified plugin AJAX endpoints or admin pages directly via HTTP requestAffected if The restricted plugin functions execute successfully for an unauthorized user, indicating missing authorization checks
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Review plugin capability requirementsExamine the plugin source code for current_user_can() calls or other authorization checks on sensitive functions; check if security level settings in the plugin configuration are properly enforcedAffected if Sensitive functions lack proper capability checks or the configured access control security levels are not being enforced correctly
Your environment is affected if the AA Web Servant 12 Step Meeting List plugin version is 3.16.5 or lower AND sensitive plugin functions are accessible to unauthorized users due to missing or incorrect authorization controls.
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 (capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access control) on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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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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