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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-32208

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-10
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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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 Hive Support Hive Support hive-support allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hive Support: from n/a through <= 1.2.5.

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

Hive Support plugin for WordPress versions 1.2.5 and below contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability where the plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or data. This allows unauthenticated or low-privileged users to perform actions that should be restricted to administrators or higher-privileged roles due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and authorization verification before executing sensitive operations. Use WordPress nonces and permission verification functions (like current_user_can()) to ensure only authorized users can access protected functionality.

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
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

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. Locate the Hive Support plugin installation
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'hive-support' or similar. If found, open the main plugin PHP file and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block.
    Affected if The plugin folder exists and the version header shows 1.2.5 or lower.
  2. Compare installed version to affected range
    Read the version number from the plugin file header. Compare it numerically to 1.2.5. Versions 1.2.5 and all prior versions (e.g., 1.2.4, 1.2.0, 1.1.0, 1.0.0) are within the affected range.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2.5 or any version lower than 1.2.5.
  3. Identify plugin admin pages and capabilities
    Examine the plugin source code for add_menu_page, add_submenu_page, or admin_menu hooks. Note which capability (like 'manage_options', 'edit_posts', or custom capabilities) is required for access.
    Affected if The plugin registers admin pages with weak capabilities (like 'read' or 'edit_posts') or no capability check at all, rather than 'manage_options' or 'administrator'.
  4. Test for missing authorization on plugin actions
    Use a low-privileged user account (subscriber level) or an unauthenticated request to access plugin AJAX actions (wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=...) or direct PHP files in the plugin folder. Inspect the code for current_user_can() calls before sensitive operations.
    Affected if Plugin AJAX handlers or other PHP functions execute without verifying user capabilities, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive data or actions.

You are affected if the Hive Support plugin is installed at version 1.2.5 or lower and the plugin exposes admin functionality or sensitive data without proper capability checks.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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.

dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper capability checks and authorization verification before executing sensitive operations. Use WordPress nonces and permission verification functions (like current_user_can()) to ensure only authorized users can access protected functionality.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of Hive Support plugin (version > 1.2.5)

  1. Check the WordPress admin dashboard for the Hive Support plugin and note the current installed version
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Add New > Upload or directly check WordPress.org for the latest version of Hive Support
  3. Update the Hive Support plugin to the latest available version
  4. Verify the update was successful by checking the plugin version in WordPress admin
  5. Test that the plugin functionality works correctly after the update
  6. Review plugin settings to ensure access control configurations are properly set according to your security requirements

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
19.0 hours of engineering $3,380
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