Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-30887

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-27
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 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 confidence

This 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.

MitigationUpdate 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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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 checks

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

  1. Identify WpEvently plugin version
    Locate the WpEvently or mage-eventpress plugin folder in wp-content/plugins/ and open the main plugin PHP file to read the 'Version:' header field
    Affected if The reported version is 4.2.9 or lower (any version through 4.2.9)
  2. Verify plugin is active
    Check WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins to confirm WpEvently/mage-eventpress is activated
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
  3. Confirm admin function accessibility
    Attempt 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 request
    Affected if Requests return successful responses containing admin-only data or trigger actions without requiring proper user role validation
  4. Review plugin endpoint exposure
    Inspect plugin source files for registered AJAX actions or REST API routes, then test those endpoints without authentication or with a subscriber-level account
    Affected if Any administrative functionality or sensitive data is accessible without proper authorization checks
  5. Monitor access logs for suspicious patterns
    Review web server access logs and WordPress audit logs for repeated requests to plugin endpoints originating from unauthorized IP addresses or user accounts
    Affected 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.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update 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.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA2.0 h
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