CVE-2025-52802
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 enguerranws Import YouTube videos as WP Posts import-youtube-videos-as-wp-post allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Import YouTube videos as WP Posts: from n/a through <= 2.1.
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 confidenceThe Import YouTube videos as WP Posts WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.1) contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized users to import or manipulate YouTube video content as WordPress posts without proper capability verification.
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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
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Verify if the plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'Import YouTube videos as WP Posts' in the list.Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated.
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Check the installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view the plugin details to see the version number displayed (typically below the plugin name).Affected if The displayed version number is 2.1 or lower.
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Inspect user accounts with administrative accessGo to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin. Review the list of users with Administrator role.Affected if There are untrusted or unexpected user accounts granted Administrator-level access.
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Verify capability configuration for the pluginThe vulnerability stems from missing capability checks on plugin functions. If the plugin exposes any admin pages or AJAX actions, these can be accessed by any authenticated user with minimal privileges.Affected if The plugin allows access to its import functions without proper WordPress capability checks (e.g., manage_options, edit_posts).
You are affected if the 'Import YouTube videos as WP Posts' plugin is installed and active with version 2.1 or lower, especially if untrusted or low-privilege users have access to the WordPress admin area.
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 to the latest patched version of the plugin when available. As a temporary measure, restrict plugin access by removing unused plugins and ensure untrusted users are not granted administrative access to the WordPress installation.
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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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