Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-27296

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-24
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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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable 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 revenueflex Auto Ad Inserter – Increase Google Adsense and Ad Manager Revenue revenueflex-easy-ads allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Auto Ad Inserter – Increase Google Adsense and Ad Manager Revenue: from n/a through <= 1.5.

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 confidence

Missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in the revenueflex Auto Ad Inserter WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized actions due to missing capability checks or improper privilege validation.

MitigationUpdate the plugin to the latest patched version once available. Until then, restrict admin access, disable the plugin if not needed, and review user role capabilities. Implement proper nonce verification and capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) for all sensitive operations.

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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
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify if the revenueflex Auto Ad Inserter plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin panel, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and search for 'revenueflex Auto Ad Inserter' or 'revenueflex'. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder containing 'revenueflex' or 'auto-ad-inserter'.
    Affected if The plugin is found in the installed plugins list or file system.
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, click on the plugin from the plugins list to view details, or open the main plugin PHP file (e.g., revenueflex-auto-ad-inserter.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments at the top of the file.
    Affected if The version displayed is at or below the affected version range (compare your version to the latest patched version once published).
  3. Confirm the plugin is active
    In WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify the plugin shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must-Use'.
    Affected if The plugin is currently active on the WordPress site.
  4. Inspect admin access controls for the plugin
    Use a browser's developer tools or a WordPress user role editor to test whether lower-privileged users (e.g., Editor, Author, Subscriber) can access plugin settings or trigger actions that should require administrator capabilities. Check if the plugin settings page is accessible to non-administrators.
    Affected if Non-administrator users can access or modify plugin settings without proper capability checks.

You are affected if the revenueflex Auto Ad Inserter plugin is installed, active, and running a version lacking proper capability checks for sensitive operations.

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

Update the plugin to the latest patched version once available. Until then, restrict admin access, disable the plugin if not needed, and review user role capabilities. Implement proper nonce verification and capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) for all sensitive operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation1.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing1.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
5.0 hours of engineering $890
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