CVE-2025-54679
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 vertim Neon Channel Product Customizer Free neon-channel-product-customizer-free allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Neon Channel Product Customizer Free: from n/a through <= 2.0.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the Neon Channel Product Customizer Free WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to or manipulation of product customizer functionality and data.
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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
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Neon Channel Product Customizer Free'. Confirm whether the plugin appears in the list and whether it is activated.Affected if The plugin is installed and activated, making the vulnerability potentially exploitable.
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Check plugin settings for access controlNavigate to the plugin settings page (typically under Plugins > Plugin Editor or a dedicated settings menu item for Neon Channel Product Customizer). Look for options labeled as security levels, access control, permission settings, or user role restrictions.Affected if Settings allow low-privilege users (such as subscribers, editors, or unauthenticated users) to access product customizer functionality that should be restricted to administrators.
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Inspect exposed AJAX actionsSearch the plugin files (if filesystem access is available) for add_action('wp_ajax_...) calls that do not include capability checks (like current_user_can or check_ajax_referer). Look for actions that modify product customizer data without authorization verification.Affected if AJAX endpoints lack capability checks and are accessible to users without administrator privileges.
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Review user role permissionsIn WordPress admin under Users > Roles (or using a role management plugin), examine what capabilities are granted to non-administrator roles. Check if any custom capabilities related to product customization are assigned to roles that should not have them.Affected if Non-administrator roles have been granted capabilities to create, edit, or delete product customizer data.
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Test unauthorized access to customizer functionalityIf you can safely do so without affecting production, attempt to access plugin features while logged in as a low-privilege user (subscriber or editor) or while logged out. Look for URL endpoints or form submissions that should require admin authentication but do not.Affected if Low-privilege or unauthenticated users can access or modify product customizer settings, designs, or orders.
A user is affected if the Neon Channel Product Customizer Free plugin is installed with misconfigured access control settings that permit non-administrator or unauthenticated users to access product customizer functionality.
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 if available; otherwise restrict plugin access to trusted administrators only until a security update 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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