CVE-2025-49234
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 Deepak anand WP Dummy Content Generator wp-dummy-content-generator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Dummy Content Generator: from n/a through <= 3.4.6.
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 WP Dummy Content Generator WordPress plugin versions through 3.4.6 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing certain actions, likely enabling authenticated users (possibly with low-privilege roles) to access functionality they should not be permitted 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
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Verify plugin is installedCheck if the WP Dummy Content Generator plugin is installed in your WordPress site by examining the wp-content/plugins/ directory or viewing the Plugins page in WordPress adminAffected if The plugin is installed and active on the site
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Identify installed versionLocate the plugin version number in the main plugin file header (e.g., wp-content/plugins/wp-dummy-content-generator/*.php) or in the plugin's readme.txt file under the 'Stable tag' fieldAffected if The version cannot be determined or is at or below 3.4.6
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Confirm version is affectedCompare your installed version against the affected range: any version through 3.4.6 is vulnerable. If your version is 3.4.6 or lower, the plugin is at riskAffected if Installed version is 3.4.6 or lower
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Inspect for unprotected functionsExamine plugin PHP files for sensitive functions (content generation, data import/export, user manipulation) that lack capability checks. Search for patterns like 'current_user_can' or 'manage_options' before executing sensitive operationsAffected if Sensitive functions execute without verifying user capabilities, allowing low-privilege authenticated users to access restricted features
You are affected if the WP Dummy Content Generator plugin is installed at version 3.4.6 or lower AND sensitive plugin functions lack proper capability verification before execution.
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 capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) at all sensitive function entry points in the plugin to verify users have appropriate permissions before executing content generation or modification operations.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-49234 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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