CVE-2025-32542
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 EazyPlugins Eazy Plugin Manager plugins-on-steroids allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Eazy Plugin Manager: from n/a through <= 4.3.0.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in EazyPlugins Eazy Plugin Manager (plugins-on-steroids) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized administrative actions on WordPress sites running versions up to 4.3.0.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Eazy Plugin Manager is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'Eazy Plugin Manager' or 'plugins-on-steroids' in the installed plugins list, or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'eazy-plugin-manager' or similarAffected if The plugin is installed and active
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, find Eazy Plugin Manager and view the version number displayed beneath the plugin name, or read the version from the plugin's main PHP file headerAffected if Version is 4.3.0 or lower
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Verify access control configuration exposureAttempt to access wp-admin/admin.php?page=eazy-plugin-manager-settings or similar plugin admin pages while logged out or as a low-privilege user to test if authorization controls are properly enforcedAffected if Non-admin users or unauthenticated visitors can access plugin administrative functions
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Check for suspicious admin accounts or actionsReview WordPress users list for unfamiliar administrator accounts, and check activity logs or audit logs for administrative actions initiated by unexpected usersAffected if New admin accounts exist without explanation or admin actions were performed by users without proper privileges
You are affected if Eazy Plugin Manager (plugins-on-steroids) version 4.3.0 or lower is installed AND the plugin's access controls are accessible to unauthorized users or improperly configured.
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 the latest version of Eazy Plugin Manager once a patch is released; in the interim, restrict wp-admin access to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious administrative actions.
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- Review / QA1.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-32542 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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