CVE-2025-50010
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 Zapier Zapier for WordPress zapier allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Zapier for WordPress: from n/a through <= 1.5.2.
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 Zapier for WordPress plugin versions up to 1.5.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely means certain admin actions or API endpoints lack proper capability checks or nonce validation, permitting unauthorized users to trigger functionality 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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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Locate the Zapier for WordPress plugin versionIn the WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find 'Zapier for WordPress' (or 'Zapier'); the version number appears below the plugin name. Alternatively, access the plugin directory via file manager or SSH and read the main plugin file header (usually wp-content/plugins/zapier/zapier.php or similar) where 'Version:' is declared.Affected if The displayed version is 1.5.2 or any version lower than 1.5.2
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Confirm the plugin is activeIn WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins, verify that Zapier shows as 'Active' rather than 'Inactive' or 'Must-Use'.Affected if The plugin is active and the version is 1.5.2 or lower
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Identify plugin AJAX handlers or API endpointsUsing a file manager or SSH, navigate to the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/zapier/) and search for add_action calls referencing 'wp_ajax_' or 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' in the plugin PHP files, or look for REST API route registrations using register_rest_route.Affected if The plugin contains AJAX handlers or REST endpoints that do not include current_user_can() or wp_verify_nonce() checks before processing requests
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Test for unauthorized access to admin functionsIf you have access to a low-privilege user account (subscriber or contributor role), attempt to access known Zapier plugin URLs or send requests to identified AJAX endpoints that should normally require administrator privileges. Inspect the HTTP response for success rather than a 403 or 'You do not have permission' error.Affected if Requests from unauthorized users return successful responses or trigger plugin functionality that should be restricted to administrators
You are affected if the Zapier for WordPress plugin is active at version 1.5.2 or lower and contains AJAX handlers or API endpoints accessible without proper capability verification.
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 Zapier for WordPress to the latest version which should contain proper authorization checks. If no update is available, restrict access to the affected plugin endpoints via server-side configuration or disable the plugin until a patch is released.
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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.
- 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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