CVE-2025-39368
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 ed4becky Rootspersona rootspersona allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Rootspersona: from n/a through <= 3.7.5.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in ed4becky Rootspersona plugin allows attackers to access functionality they should not have permission to access due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 3.7.5, where the plugin fails to properly validate user authorization before executing certain operations.
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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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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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Locate the Rootspersona plugin installationIn your WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for an entry named 'Rootspersona' or 'ed4becky Rootspersona' in the list of active or inactive plugins.Affected if The plugin is present in the installation regardless of activation status
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Identify the installed version numberIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin to view its details, or check the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' tag. Compare the version to the affected range of 3.7.5 and below.Affected if The installed version is 3.7.5 or any earlier version
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Verify plugin activation statusCheck the Plugins page in WordPress admin to see if Rootspersona is currently activated. Also check if any user roles other than Administrator have been granted access to the plugin settings.Affected if The plugin is active and non-admin users have access to plugin features or settings pages
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Inspect access control configurationReview the plugin settings under the Rootspersona menu item in the WordPress admin sidebar. Check for any options that control user role permissions or capability requirements for sensitive operations.Affected if Sensitive operations or settings pages are accessible to users without proper administrative capabilities
A user is affected if the Rootspersona plugin by ed4becky is installed at version 3.7.5 or lower and the plugin or its sensitive functions are accessible to users who should not have such access.
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 dataImplement proper authorization checks (permission verification) on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin, ensuring that users can only access resources and actions permitted by their role and capabilities.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- 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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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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