CVE-2025-47469
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 slui Media Hygiene media-hygiene allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Media Hygiene: from n/a through <= 4.0.0.
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 the Media Hygiene plugin (versions <= 4.0.0) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before performing media hygiene operations, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive functionality or data.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the installed Media Hygiene plugin versionNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate the Media Hygiene plugin to read its version number. Alternatively, check the version in the plugin's main PHP file header (typically /wp-content/plugins/media-hygiene/ or similar path containing 'media-hygiene').Affected if The installed version is 4.0.0 or lower (including any 4.0.x, 3.x.x, or earlier releases).
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Verify access to media hygiene functionalityLog into WordPress with a low-privilege user account (such as a Subscriber or Contributor) and attempt to access any Media Hygiene plugin pages or menu items visible in the admin dashboard.Affected if A low-privilege user can access or see the Media Hygiene plugin menu or its operations without being an Administrator.
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Test media hygiene operations with limited permissionsUsing a non-administrator account, attempt to perform a media hygiene action such as deleting media files, bulk media operations, or any cleanup functions provided by the plugin.Affected if The operation executes successfully without prompting for elevated permissions or returning an authorization error.
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Inspect plugin capability requirementsExamine the plugin's PHP files for 'capability' or 'manage_options' checks around media hygiene functions. Look for missing current_user_can() calls before sensitive operations.Affected if No capability checks (such as current_user_can('manage_options') or 'manage_media') are present before media deletion or bulk operations.
A user is affected if they have Media Hygiene plugin version 4.0.0 or lower installed AND the plugin's media hygiene operations are accessible to users lacking Administrator-level permissions.
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 and role-based access controls on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin to verify user permissions before executing media hygiene operations.
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
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- 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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