CVE-2025-49961
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 Breeze Team Breeze Checkout breeze-checkout allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Breeze Checkout: from n/a through <= 1.4.0.
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 confidenceThis is a missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in the Breeze Checkout plugin for WooCommerce that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability stems from insufficient authorization checks on certain functions or endpoints within the breeze-checkout plugin, potentially allowing unauthorized users to perform actions they should not have access to.
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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 Breeze Checkout plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Breeze Checkout' or check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for the breeze-checkout folderAffected if The Breeze Checkout plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in wp-content/plugins/breeze-checkout/breeze-checkout.php for the 'Version' field, or view the plugin in WordPress admin plugins listAffected if The installed version matches or falls within an affected version range (compare to any official advisory version list)
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Identify plugin endpointsReview plugin source code in wp-content/plugins/breeze-checkout/ for PHP files containing REST API route definitions (register_rest_route) or AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_)Affected if The plugin exposes REST endpoints or AJAX actions without visible capability checks
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Inspect endpoint authorization logicExamine the callback functions for identified endpoints in the plugin code, looking for current_user_can(), is_user_logged_in(), or similar authorization checksAffected if Sensitive endpoints lack proper authorization verification before executing actions
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Check WordPress user roles and capabilitiesIn WordPress admin, review Users > All Users and compare assigned roles against the principle of least privilege; examine if the Breeze Checkout settings allow low-privilege users access to checkout configurationAffected if Users with subscriber or customer roles can access administrative checkout functions they should not
A user is affected if the Breeze Checkout plugin is installed and exposed endpoints allow unauthorized access due to missing capability or role checks on sensitive functions.
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 role-based authorization checks on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the Breeze Checkout plugin, ensuring that access controls enforce the principle of least privilege.
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- Review / QA1.0 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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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