Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-48127

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-05-16
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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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 App Cheap Push notification for Mobile and Web app push-notification-mobile-and-web-app allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Push notification for Mobile and Web app: from n/a through <= 2.0.3.

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 Missing Authorization vulnerability in the 'Push notification for Mobile and Web app' WordPress plugin (versions up to 2.0.3). The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks on certain actions, allowing authenticated users (with subscriber-level access or higher) to perform operations that should require higher privileges or admin authentication. This represents an Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) or broken access control issue where the application trusts user input without verifying permissions.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and nonce verification for all sensitive operations. Add role-based access control (RBAC) validation before executing any administrative or privileged functions.

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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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify the plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Push notification for Mobile and Web app' or search for it in the plugin directory
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Determine the installed version
    Click on the plugin name to view details, or inspect the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/ directory to read the Version field
    Affected if The version is 2.0.3 or any version below it (the vulnerability affects versions up to and including 2.0.3)
  3. Check user role configuration
    Go to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and review which roles exist (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, Editor, Administrator)
    Affected if Any user roles other than Administrator are present on the site
  4. Verify plugin action accessibility
    Test plugin functionality by using a low-privileged account (Subscriber role) to access plugin features - examine if AJAX actions or admin-URLs are accessible without proper capability checks
    Affected if A user with Subscriber-level access can access or modify plugin settings or perform administrative functions that should be restricted to administrators

You are affected if the 'Push notification for Mobile and Web app' plugin is installed at version 2.0.3 or lower AND low-privileged users (Subscriber or higher) can access administrative plugin functions.

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 capability checks and nonce verification for all sensitive operations. Add role-based access control (RBAC) validation before executing any administrative or privileged functions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation3.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
8.0 hours of engineering $1,420
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