CVE-2025-48335
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 CyberChimps Responsive Plus responsive-add-ons allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Responsive Plus: from n/a through <= 3.2.0.
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 confidenceThe CyberChimps Responsive Plus WordPress plugin <= 3.2.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability where the plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality. This allows authenticated attackers with limited privileges to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels and access features they should not have permission to use.
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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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Verify CyberChimps Responsive Plus plugin versionLog into WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find CyberChimps Responsive Plus, and check the version number displayed. Alternatively, inspect the main plugin file (usually responsive-plus.php in wp-content/plugins/responsive-plus/) and look for the Version header comment.Affected if The installed version is 3.2.0 or lower.
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Identify exposed AJAX endpointsInspect the plugin directory for AJAX action handlers. Look in files containing 'ajax' or 'wp_ajax' references. Common locations include main plugin PHP files or dedicated ajax/ folder. Search for add_action('wp_ajax_...) calls without current_user_can() checks preceding them.Affected if AJAX endpoints exist that do not perform capability verification before executing sensitive operations.
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Check for unprotected admin functionalityReview PHP files in the plugin for functions that perform privileged operations (modifying settings, creating/updating posts, managing options) without first calling current_user_can() or a permission check function.Affected if Sensitive functions lack capability checks and are callable by authenticated users with subscriber-level or minimal permissions.
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Test low-privilege user accessCreate or use a WordPress user account with the lowest role (e.g., Subscriber). Attempt to access or trigger plugin functionality directly via AJAX requests or admin pages that should normally require administrator privileges.Affected if A user with limited (subscriber/contributor) role can successfully execute operations that should be restricted to administrators.
You are affected if the CyberChimps Responsive Plus plugin version is 3.2.0 or lower AND unauthenticated or low-privilege authenticated users can access privileged plugin functionality without proper capability verification.
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 (e.g., capability verification using current_user_can()) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin to ensure users have appropriate permissions before executing privileged operations.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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