CVE-2025-49906
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 StellarWP WPComplete wpcomplete allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WPComplete: from n/a through <= 2.9.5.3.
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 confidenceThe WPComplete plugin for WordPress has a missing authorization vulnerability allowing unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access functionality that should be restricted by access control lists. This broken access control issue means certain sensitive functions can be executed without proper permission validation.
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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
- None
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Confirm WPComplete plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins, or check /wp-content/plugins/ directory for wpcomplete folderAffected if WPComplete plugin is present and active on the WordPress site
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Identify installed WPComplete versionCheck plugin version in plugin header file (usually wpcomplete.php) or in WordPress plugin admin page under plugin detailsAffected if Version cannot be determined or is older than current vendor release
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Test unauthenticated access to plugin functionsAttempt to access WPComplete admin pages, AJAX endpoints, or action URLs directly without logging in (e.g., curl or browser request to suspected plugin endpoints)Affected if Plugin pages or actions load without requiring authentication
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Test low-privileged user access to restricted functionsLog in with a subscriber-level or contributor-level account and attempt to access plugin admin functions or execute plugin actions that should require administrator privilegesAffected if Low-privilege users can execute functions restricted to administrators
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Inspect plugin code for capability checksReview plugin PHP files for current_user_capability or current_user_role checks before sensitive operations; grep for 'add_action' or 'add_filter' hooks that may lack authorizationAffected if Sensitive hooks lack capability or role validation checks
If WPComplete is installed and unauthenticated or low-privileged users can access admin functions or sensitive plugin operations, the environment is affected by this broken access control vulnerability.
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 dataUpdate WPComplete to the latest version available from the vendor. If no update is available, restrict access to the affected functions via server-side configuration or implement custom authorization checks in the plugin code.
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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-2025-49906 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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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