CVE-2025-29013
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 faaiq Custom Category/Post Type Post order custom-post-order-category allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Custom Category/Post Type Post order: from n/a through <= 1.6.0.
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 missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in the faaiq Custom Category/Post Type Post order WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain administrative functions, potentially allowing low-privileged users to access or modify post ordering settings they should not have access to.
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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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Identify if the vulnerable plugin is installedCheck WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins) for a folder containing 'faaiq' and 'post-order' in the name, or inspect the plugin list in wp-admin > PluginsAffected if Plugin folder/files matching 'faaiq Custom Category/Post Type Post order' exist in the WordPress installation
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Check the installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually plugin-name.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or view version in wp-admin > Plugins > Plugin detailsAffected if Version cannot be determined or is older than the patched version (no specific version range provided, so any installed version should be treated as potentially vulnerable)
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Verify the plugin is activeCheck wp-admin > Plugins to confirm the plugin is activated, or query the wp_options table for the active_plugins optionAffected if Plugin is active and running
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Inspect user role capabilities for plugin functionsExamine which WordPress capabilities (e.g., manage_options, edit_posts, subscriber) are required by the plugin's admin functions by reviewing the plugin code or testing with a low-privilege test user (subscriber, contributor)Affected if Low-privilege users (subscriber, contributor) can access admin functions or modify post ordering settings they should not be able to change
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Check for missing capability checks in plugin codeReview the main plugin PHP file for functions that handle admin actions (POST/GET requests) and verify they include current_user_can() checks before executing privileged operationsAffected if Admin action functions lack proper current_user_can() capability checks
Your environment is affected if the 'faaiq Custom Category/Post Type Post order' plugin is installed and active, and low-privileged WordPress users can access or modify post ordering settings without proper authorization.
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of the plugin if available, or implement proper capability checks and nonce verification on all admin actions. If no patch exists, disable the plugin until a fix is released.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-29013 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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