CVE-2025-27000
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 George Pattichis Simple Photo Feed simple-photo-feed allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Simple Photo Feed: from n/a through <= 1.4.0.
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 broken access control vulnerability in the Simple Photo Feed WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing lower-privileged users to access photo feed data or functionality that should be restricted to higher privilege levels 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
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Verify Simple Photo Feed plugin is installedGo to WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'Simple Photo Feed' in the list. Note whether it is active or inactive.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Confirm user role configurationNavigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and review the roles assigned to non-administrator accounts. Identify if any accounts have Subscriber, Contributor, or Author roles.Affected if There are users with roles below Administrator in the system
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Test photo feed access from a low-privilege accountLog in as a user with Subscriber or Contributor role (or create a test account with one of these roles), then attempt to access the plugin's photo feed functionality via its admin menu or shortcode output.Affected if A low-privilege user can view, modify, or export photo feed data or settings that should be restricted to Administrators only
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Check plugin version against release notesIn Plugins > Installed Plugins, click on the Simple Photo Feed plugin details to view the installed version number. Check the WordPress plugin repository or developer site for any security releases or version history.Affected if The installed version predates any security patches released for access control issues
A user is affected if the Simple Photo Feed plugin is installed with any low-privilege user accounts that can access photo feed functionality or data that should be restricted to Administrator-level roles.
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 and role-based access controls before allowing access to sensitive photo feed operations. Verify all user roles have appropriate permissions and update to the latest plugin version if a patch is available.
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- 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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