CVE-2025-54025
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 Elliot Sowersby / RelyWP Coupon Affiliates woo-coupon-usage allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Coupon Affiliates: from n/a through <= 6.4.0.
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 confidenceThe Coupon Affiliates plugin (woo-coupon-usage) for WordPress/WooCommerce contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. Unauthenticated or unauthorized users can access sensitive functionality related to coupon usage tracking and management that should be restricted.
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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 Coupon Affiliates plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'Coupon Affiliates' or 'woo-coupon-usage' in the list of active pluginsAffected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list and is activated
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Determine installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name to view details, or check the plugin header comment in wp-content/plugins/woo-coupon-usage/coupon-affiliates.php for the Version fieldAffected if The installed version is at or below the version that introduced the fix (verify against vendor release notes)
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Confirm WordPress/WooCommerce environmentNavigate to Dashboard > Updates or check WooCommerce status to confirm WooCommerce is installed and active, as this plugin depends on WooCommerceAffected if WooCommerce is installed and the plugin is actively used for coupon tracking
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Test for missing authorization on sensitive endpointsUsing a tool like Burp Suite or curl, send requests to plugin endpoints (such as ajax handlers, API routes, or admin pages related to coupon usage) without providing authentication credentials or valid noncesAffected if Requests to sensitive plugin functionality succeed without requiring login or proper capability checks (e.g., manage_options, view_admin_menu)
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Inspect plugin code for capability checksExamine the main plugin PHP files (especially ajax handlers and admin action callbacks) for the presence of current_user_can() or nonce verification functions before executing sensitive operationsAffected if Sensitive functions lack current_user_can() capability checks or wp_verify_nonce() verification
The environment is affected if the Coupon Affiliates plugin is installed, the installed version matches or predates the patched version, and unauthenticated or unauthorized users can access sensitive coupon management functionality without proper capability or nonce validation.
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 the Coupon Affiliates plugin to a version beyond 6.4.0 when available, or implement proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-54025 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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