Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-31041

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-11
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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 AnyTrack AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager anytrack-affiliate-link-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

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 broken access control vulnerability in the AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager WordPress plugin. The issue allows unauthenticated or improperly authorized users to access functionality they should not have access to due to missing authorization checks on certain plugin functions or AJAX endpoints.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification, user authentication verification) on all sensitive plugin functions and AJAX endpoints, and update to the patched version once available.

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
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

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

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  1. Confirm AnyTrack plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager' or check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for an anytrack folder
    Affected if The AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager plugin is present on the WordPress site
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin_plugins list, click on the AnyTrack plugin to view details, or inspect the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/anytrack/anytrack.php for the 'Version' field
    Affected if Unable to determine the version or version is unknown
  3. Check for exposed AJAX endpoints
    Inspect the plugin directory for AJAX action handlers - look in any php files for 'add_action( 'wp_ajax_' ' or 'add_action( 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' calls, and list all registered AJAX actions using a site health or plugin audit tool
    Affected if The plugin registers AJAX endpoints accessible without proper capability checks
  4. Test unauthenticated access to plugin functionality
    Use a browser or curl to access common AnyTrack AJAX endpoints (typically /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=anytrack_*) without logging in, checking for successful responses that should require authentication
    Affected if AJAX endpoints return valid data or execute actions without authentication
  5. Verify authorization on admin functions
    Review plugin PHP files for sensitive functions (settings, link management, tracking operations) and check if they include current_user_can(), nonce verification, or is_user_logged_in() checks before execution
    Affected if Sensitive functions lack authorization validation checks

A user is affected if the AnyTrack Affiliate Link Manager plugin is installed and its AJAX endpoints or sensitive functions can be accessed or executed by unauthenticated or unauthorized users without proper capability checks.

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

Implement proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification, user authentication verification) on all sensitive plugin functions and AJAX endpoints, and update to the patched version once available.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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