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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-32217

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-04-04
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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60/100
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 WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP ai-image-alt-text-generator-for-wp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.

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

Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to plugin functionality that should require proper authentication or elevated permissions.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the plugin when a patch is released. Until then, review user role capabilities and restrict plugin access to trusted administrator-level users only.

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
Low
Availability
Low

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

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. Verify the plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator' or check the wp-content/plugins directory for a folder named similar to 'wp-messiah-ai-image-alt-text-generator'
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin Plugins page, click on the plugin to view details and note the version number, or check the main plugin PHP file for the 'Version' header comment
    Affected if The installed version is any version prior to the patched release (compare against the latest version once published)
  3. Check for unprotected AJAX endpoints
    Examine the plugin PHP files for add_action calls registering AJAX actions (like wp_ajax_*) that do not include current_user_can() or capability checks before executing sensitive functionality
    Affected if AJAX actions or admin pages exist without proper current_user_can() validation at the start of the callback function
  4. Review plugin capability settings
    Check plugin settings pages for any access control or role selection options that may be misconfigured, and examine the code that enforces those settings
    Affected if The plugin allows users without administrator-level capabilities to access functionality that should be restricted
  5. Test unauthorized access to plugin features
    As a non-administrator user (e.g., editor or subscriber), attempt to access plugin admin pages or trigger plugin AJAX actions directly via curl or browser
    Affected if Non-administrator users can successfully access plugin functions that should require elevated permissions

A user is affected if the WP Messiah Ai Image Alt Text Generator plugin is installed and its AJAX endpoints or admin pages lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized users to access restricted functionality.

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

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

Update to the latest version of the plugin when a patch is released. Until then, review user role capabilities and restrict plugin access to trusted administrator-level users only.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP (version > 1.1.1)

  1. 1. Navigate to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the 'Ai Image Alt Text Generator for WP' plugin
  4. 4. Check if an update is available for this plugin
  5. 5. If an update is available, update to the latest version to include the authorization fix
  6. 6. After updating, verify the plugin settings and functionality work correctly

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

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,130
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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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