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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-24737

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-17
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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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 Mat Bao Corporation WP Helper Premium wp-helper-lite allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Helper Premium: from n/a through <= 4.6.1.

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 confidence

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Mat Bao Corporation WP Helper Premium wp-helper-lite plugin for WordPress allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality that should be protected by Access Control Lists (ACLs). The plugin fails to properly constrain certain functions, potentially allowing attackers to invoke privileged operations.

MitigationUpgrade WP Helper Premium to a version beyond 4.6.1 that includes proper authorization checks. If no update is available, review the plugin code for unprotected functions and implement capability checks using WordPress current_user_can() or nonce verification.

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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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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

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  1. Verify WP Helper Premium plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Helper Premium' or 'wp-helper-lite' in the list of active plugins
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Determine installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find WP Helper Premium, and click on the plugin name or view the plugin details to see the version number
    Affected if The installed version is 4.6.1 or lower, or if no version is displayed and the plugin has not been updated recently
  3. Check for unprotected AJAX or admin endpoints
    Inspect plugin source files (typically in wp-content/plugins/wp-helper-lite/) for PHP files containing AJAX actions (wp_ajax_*) or admin_init hooks without capability checks; search for function calls that execute privileged operations
    Affected if Any AJAX handlers or admin initialization hooks lack current_user_can() capability checks or nonce verification before executing sensitive operations
  4. Test unauthenticated access to protected functions
    Using a tool like curl or Burp Suite, attempt to access common WP Helper Premium endpoints (such as those found in the plugin's admin-ajax.php calls or direct PHP includes) without providing authentication credentials
    Affected if Requests to plugin-specific actions complete successfully without requiring login or returning a 401/403 error
  5. Review ACL configuration within plugin settings
    If the plugin has a settings page, navigate to WP Helper Premium settings and examine any Access Control List, role, or capability configuration options to determine if default protections are in place
    Affected if No ACL or role-based restrictions are configurable, or the plugin exposes privileged operations without any capability requirements

You are affected if the WP Helper Premium (wp-helper-lite) plugin is installed with version 4.6.1 or lower, or if the plugin exposes functions without requiring authentication or capability 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

Upgrade WP Helper Premium to a version beyond 4.6.1 that includes proper authorization checks. If no update is available, review the plugin code for unprotected functions and implement capability checks using WordPress current_user_can() or nonce verification.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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