CVE-2025-49996
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 osama.esh WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic) wp-stats-manager allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects WP Visitor Statistics (Real Time Traffic): from n/a through <= 8.4.
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 in the WP Visitor Statistics (wp-stats-manager) WordPress plugin allows users to access functionality that should be restricted by access control lists. The vulnerability stems from insufficient permission checks before executing sensitive operations, potentially allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to reach admin-level functions.
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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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Verify plugin installation and activation statusNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins and check if 'WP Visitor Statistics' or 'wp-stats-manager' is installed and active. Alternatively, check via FTP or file manager for /wp-content/plugins/ folder for wp-stats-manager directory.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in the WordPress environment.
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Identify the installed plugin versionIn WordPress Admin > Plugins, find WP Visitor Statistics and locate the version number displayed under the plugin name. Alternatively, read the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/wp-stats-manager/ for the 'Version' comment.Affected if The version cannot be determined or is within an affected range (if known).
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Inspect user role capabilities for plugin admin functionsCheck WordPress user roles and capabilities. Go to Users > All Users and review what roles exist. Then attempt to access the plugin's admin pages (usually under Dashboard > Visitor Stats or similar) while logged in as a subscriber or contributor-level user.Affected if Lower-privileged users (subscriber, contributor, or unauthenticated) can access plugin admin pages or execute plugin-specific functions that should require administrator privileges.
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Review plugin settings for access control configurationNavigate to the plugin's settings page (WP Visitor Statistics settings) and check if there are access control, capability, or permission settings that can be modified by non-administrators. Inspect the plugin options in wp_options table for 'wp_visitor_statistics' or similar option names.Affected if Non-administrator users can modify plugin settings or access statistics that should be restricted.
If the wp-stats-manager plugin is active and lower-privileged users can access admin-level functions or data without proper capability verification, the environment is affected by this missing authorization 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 dataImplement proper capability checks using WordPress capability functions (like current_user_can()) before executing sensitive operations, and ensure all admin actions verify user permissions.
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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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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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