CVE-2025-32243
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 Toast Plugins Internal Link Optimiser internal-link-finder allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Internal Link Optimiser: from n/a through <= 5.1.2.
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 Toast Plugins Internal Link Optimiser (internal-link-finder) plugin for WordPress contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The internal-link-finder component fails to properly verify user permissions before allowing access to sensitive functionality, enabling unauthorized users to perform actions intended only for privileged users.
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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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Internal Link Optimiser plugin is installedCheck for the plugin directory at wp-content/plugins/internal-link-finder/ or search for 'Toast Plugins' and 'Internal Link Optimiser' in WordPress admin under PluginsAffected if The plugin directory exists and the plugin appears in WordPress installed plugins list
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Identify installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (typically internal-link-finder.php) and look for the Version header in the plugin comments, or check the readme.txt fileAffected if Unable to locate version information or version is unknown/older than patched release
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Check WordPress user roles with accessReview the internal-link-finder component code to identify which WordPress capabilities are required for sensitive functions (look for current_user_can() calls or lack thereof)Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper current_user_can() capability checks or allow access without authentication
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Test unauthorized access to plugin endpointsIf the plugin exposes AJAX actions or admin pages, attempt to access them as a subscriber-level or non-authenticated user to verify authorization is enforcedAffected if Low-privilege or unauthenticated users can access plugin functionality intended for administrators
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Audit capability configurationInspect the plugin code for add_action/add_filter calls on admin_init or init hooks and verify they include capability checks before executing sensitive operationsAffected if Plugin registers hooks without verifying user capabilities first
User is affected if the Internal Link Optimiser plugin is installed and lacks proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized access to sensitive functionality.
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 dataUpdate to a patched version of the Internal Link Optimiser plugin once available, or implement proper capability checks and authorization verification on all sensitive functions within the internal-link-finder component to ensure only authorized users can access those features.
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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