CVE-2025-30592
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 WesternDeal Advanced Dewplayer advanced-dewplayer allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Advanced Dewplayer: from n/a through <= 1.6.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in Advanced Dewplayer allows unauthenticated or unauthorized attackers to access functionality or data beyond their intended privileges due to incorrectly configured access control security levels, enabling potential data exposure or unauthorized actions.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Advanced Dewplayer installationCheck WordPress plugins directory or wp-content/plugins folder for 'advanced-dewplayer' folder; alternatively, query WordPress database: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'active_plugins' and option_value LIKE '%dewplayer%'Affected if Plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify installed versionCheck plugin main file (usually advanced-dewplayer.php) for version comment or header, or query: SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = 'advanced_dewplayer_version'Affected if Version cannot be verified or is unknown (no patch version available for comparison)
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Test admin endpoint access without authenticationAttempt to access common admin-ajax.php actions or plugin-specific endpoints (e.g., /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=dewplayer_*) without logged-in session using curl or browserAffected if Requests return successful data or 200 OK status without requiring authentication
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Verify authorization on sensitive functionsInspect plugin source code for capability checks (current_user_can, check_admin_referer, wp_verify_nonce) on all PHP functions handling data retrieval or player configurationAffected if No capability checks found before data access or modification operations
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Check for unprotected data exposureReview if player playlist files, audio files, or configuration data can be accessed via direct URL without authenticationAffected if Sensitive data or playlist configurations are accessible without login
If Advanced Dewplayer is installed and sensitive admin functions or data are accessible without authentication or proper capability checks, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass.
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 authorization checks on all endpoints and functions, ensuring role-based access control (RBAC) is correctly enforced and users can only access resources permitted for their security level.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2025-30592 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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