CVE-2025-31777
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 BeastThemes Clockinator Lite clockify-lite allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Clockinator Lite: from n/a through <= 1.0.9.
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 confidenceThe Clockinator Lite WordPress plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability where incorrectly configured access control security levels allow unauthenticated or improperly authenticated users to access functionalities or data they should not have access to. This is a broken access control issue where authorization checks are either missing, bypassed, or improperly implemented in the code.
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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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Verify Clockinator Lite plugin is installedIn WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Clockinator Lite' in the list. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
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Identify the installed version numberLook at the version string shown next to the plugin name in the Plugins page. Compare this against any version guidance provided by the vendor or security advisories.Affected if The installed version is within a range that has not received the security fix for broken access control
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Inspect plugin capabilities configurationReview the plugin code files for 'capability' or 'manage_options' declarations in add_action or add_filter calls. Check if sensitive functions (settings changes, data export, user data access) have proper current_user_can() checks before execution.Affected if Sensitive functions lack current_user_can() capability checks or use overly permissive capability strings (like 'read' for admin-only operations)
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Test unauthenticated access to plugin functionsUsing a tool like Burp Suite or curl, attempt to access plugin endpoints (such as admin-ajax.php actions or direct PHP files in the plugin directory) without providing authentication credentials. Check if the server returns expected data or allows configuration changes.Affected if The plugin responds to unauthenticated requests with sensitive data, admin functionality, or allows configuration modifications without login
A user is affected if Clockinator Lite is installed and the installed version has not been patched for missing authorization, or if the plugin exposes sensitive functions to unauthenticated or unauthorized users.
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 capability checks and authorization validation for all user-accessible functions, ensuring that user roles and permissions are correctly enforced before granting access to sensitive operations or data.
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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-2025-31777 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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