Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-32221

MEDIUM · 5.4 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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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 Spider Themes EazyDocs eazydocs allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects EazyDocs: from n/a through <= 2.7.1.

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

This is a Broken Access Control vulnerability in the EazyDocs WordPress plugin where the application fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing authenticated users to access functionality or resources beyond their intended privilege level due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.

MitigationImplement proper role-based access control (RBAC) checks on all sensitive operations and endpoints within the plugin, ensuring that user permissions are validated before executing any privileged actions.

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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
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. Confirm EazyDocs plugin is installed
    Log into WordPress admin and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, or inspect the directory wp-content/plugins/ for an eazydocs folder
    Affected if The EazyDocs plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed EazyDocs version
    In WordPress admin, find EazyDocs in the plugin list and read the version number from the plugin row, or open the main plugin file (e.g., eazydocs.php) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block
    Affected if The installed version falls within the range of affected versions for this CVE
  3. Verify user role configuration
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Users and review the roles assigned to non-administrator accounts, particularly those with Editor, Author, or Contributor roles who have access to EazyDocs functionality
    Affected if Lower-privileged authenticated users (Editors, Authors, Contributors) have access to EazyDocs features
  4. Test access to privileged endpoints
    Using a lower-privileged user account (e.g., Editor), attempt to access EazyDocs admin pages, documentation creation/editing functions, or plugin settings that should be restricted to Administrators
    Affected if A non-administrator user can access or modify plugin settings, create/edit/delete documents, or view administrative features they should not have permission to access
  5. Check for anomalous API or Ajax calls
    If accessible, inspect the browser network traffic or server logs for Ajax/actions related to EazyDocs (such as save_doc, update_settings, or manage_docs endpoints) being called by lower-privileged users
    Affected if Authenticated users with role levels below Administrator can successfully execute privileged plugin actions through direct API calls

You are affected if EazyDocs is installed, running an affected version, AND lower-privileged authenticated users can access plugin administrative functions or features intended only for Administrators.

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 role-based access control (RBAC) checks on all sensitive operations and endpoints within the plugin, ensuring that user permissions are validated before executing any privileged actions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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