CVE-2025-26969
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 Aldo Latino PrivateContent. This issue affects PrivateContent: from n/a through 8.11.5.
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 confidenceThis is a Missing Authorization vulnerability in the Aldo Latino PrivateContent plugin (likely a WordPress plugin for managing private content). The flaw allows unauthorized access to functionality or data that should require authentication or specific user privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.3 (HIGH), indicating significant potential impact from unauthorized access.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/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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Identify PrivateContent plugin installationCheck your WordPress installation for the PrivateContent plugin - look in wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'private-content' or check via WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The PrivateContent plugin by Aldo Latino is installed
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Check installed version numberIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the PrivateContent plugin version. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (usually private-content.php) for the 'Version' header commentAffected if The version number is 8.11.5 or lower (any version up to and including 8.11.5 is affected)
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Determine if membership functionality is in useReview the site to see if PrivateContent is actively protecting content - check for membership pages, restricted content shortcodes, or user registration/login functionality that uses PrivateContentAffected if The plugin is actively protecting content or managing user memberships, making the authorization bypass exploitable
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Verify endpoint exposureInspect your web server logs or use a web scanner to identify if /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php or other PrivateContent AJAX endpoints are accessible without authentication from external IPsAffected if PrivateContent AJAX or backend endpoints are reachable from the internet without authentication
Your environment is affected if the PrivateContent plugin version is 8.11.5 or lower AND the plugin is actively protecting content or exposing unprotected administrative endpoints to unauthenticated users.
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 dataUpgrade PrivateContent to the latest version (8.11.6 or later) which contains the authorization fix. If no patch is available, review all endpoints and functions within the plugin to manually enforce proper authorization checks before granting access to private content.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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