CVE-2025-30887
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 magepeopleteam WpEvently mage-eventpress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WpEvently: from n/a through <= 4.2.9.
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 WordPress plugin WpEvently (mage-eventpress) versions through 4.2.9. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing authenticated or unauthenticated attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels and access functionality they should not be permitted to use.
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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
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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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Identify WpEvently plugin versionLocate the WpEvently or mage-eventpress plugin folder in wp-content/plugins/ and open the main plugin PHP file to read the 'Version:' header fieldAffected if The reported version is 4.2.9 or lower (any version through 4.2.9)
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Verify plugin is activeCheck WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins to confirm WpEvently/mage-eventpress is activatedAffected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Confirm admin function accessibilityAttempt to access WordPress admin AJAX endpoints (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php) or REST API routes associated with the plugin using a low-privileged or unauthenticated requestAffected if Requests return successful responses containing admin-only data or trigger actions without requiring proper user role validation
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Review plugin endpoint exposureInspect plugin source files for registered AJAX actions or REST API routes, then test those endpoints without authentication or with a subscriber-level accountAffected if Any administrative functionality or sensitive data is accessible without proper authorization checks
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Monitor access logs for suspicious patternsReview web server access logs and WordPress audit logs for repeated requests to plugin endpoints originating from unauthorized IP addresses or user accountsAffected if Unusual access patterns to plugin functions are logged from users lacking administrative privileges
If WpEvently or mage-eventpress version 4.2.9 or lower is installed and active, and unauthorized users can access admin-level functionality without proper permission checks, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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 WpEvently when a patched release becomes available. Until then, review user roles and permissions, restrict access to affected endpoints via web server configuration, and monitor for suspicious access patterns.
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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-2025-30887 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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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