CVE-2025-49431
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 Gnuget MF Plus WPML mf-plus-wpml allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects MF Plus WPML: from n/a through <= 1.1.
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 MF Plus WPML WordPress plugin allows attackers to access functionality or resources beyond their privilege level due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before granting access to sensitive 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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 MF Plus WPML plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'MF Plus WPML' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'mf-plus-wpml' or similar.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the MF Plus WPML plugin to view its details, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file header for the 'Version' comment tag.Affected if The installed version cannot be compared to a fixed safe version due to no version range provided; treat any installed version as potentially affected
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Identify exposed AJAX actions or endpointsSearch the plugin directory for do_action or add_action calls referencing 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' hooks, and check if these actions perform sensitive operations.Affected if The plugin exposes AJAX actions that perform sensitive operations without checking user capabilities first
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Test for missing capability checksReview the plugin code for current_user_can() or similar WordPress capability checks before executing sensitive functions. Specifically look at AJAX handlers and admin pages.Affected if Sensitive functions execute without verifying the user has appropriate capabilities (e.g., manage_options, edit_posts, etc.)
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Check for nonce verification on sensitive actionsSearch the plugin code for wp_verify_nonce() or check_admin_referer() calls before processing form submissions or AJAX requests.Affected if Requests that modify data or access sensitive information do not include nonce verification
The environment is affected if the MF Plus WPML plugin is installed and its sensitive functions lack proper capability checks and nonce verification, allowing unauthorized users to access privileged operations.
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 (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin, ensuring users can only access resources appropriate to their role.
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- Review / QA4.0 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
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