CVE-2025-52803
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 uxper Sala allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs. This issue affects Sala: from n/a through 1.1.3.
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 confidenceMissing authorization in uxper Sala plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access functionality that should be restricted by ACLs. The vulnerability exists in version 1.1.3 and earlier, where certain functions or endpoints lack proper role/permission verification checks, enabling attackers to bypass access controls and invoke restricted operations.
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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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Locate installed plugin versionCheck the Sala plugin folder in wp-content/plugins/uxper-sala/ and locate the main PHP file (often sala.php or similar) or readme.txt to find the Version headerAffected if Version is 1.1.3 or lower per the CVE scope
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Identify plugin entry pointsReview plugin PHP files for action/filter hooks, particularly admin_menu, admin_init, and wp_ajax_ hooks to locate exposed endpointsAffected if The plugin exposes functions that handle sensitive operations (user management, settings, data exports, etc.)
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Examine function permission checksOpen the main plugin file(s) and search for capability checks like current_user_can(), check_admin_referer(), or custom authorization logic before sensitive operationsAffected if No capability checks or role validations are found before executing privileged operations
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Inspect AJAX endpoint protectionList all wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ action hooks registered by the plugin; verify that nopriv hooks require authentication or proper authorizationAffected if The plugin registers AJAX endpoints accessible to unauthenticated users (wp_ajax_nopriv_) without validating user permissions
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Review admin page access controlsCheck for add_menu_page or add_submenu_page calls and verify that associated callback functions include current_user_can() or role checksAffected if Admin pages or menu items exist without permission verification in their handler functions
If the installed Sala plugin version is 1.1.3 or earlier AND sensitive functions/endpoints lack capability or role verification checks, the environment is affected by missing authorization.
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 authorization checks (verify user authentication and role/permission validation) on all sensitive functions and endpoints in the Sala plugin. Apply WordPress capability checks or custom ACL logic before executing privileged operations.
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