CVE-2025-54714
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 Dylan James Zephyr Project Manager zephyr-project-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Zephyr Project Manager: from n/a through <= 3.3.201.
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 Zephyr Project Manager plugin for WordPress contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This enables unauthorized access to functionality or data that should require proper authentication and authorization checks.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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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Verify Zephyr Project Manager plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Zephyr Project Manager' or check the plugin files in wp-content/plugins/ for the Zephyr Project Manager directoryAffected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify the installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in the main PHP file (usually zephyr-project-manager.php) for the 'Version' field, or view the plugin details in the WordPress plugins pageAffected if The version cannot be determined or falls within an affected version range (compare to any official vulnerability advisory)
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Test access to admin functionality without authenticationAttempt to access plugin-specific URLs or AJAX endpoints directly via curl or browser (e.g., wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=zephyr_*) without logging in or with a low-privilege user accountAffected if Sensitive data or admin functions are returned without requiring proper authentication
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Verify role-based access control settingsCheck plugin settings for any 'Access Control', 'Security Level', or permission-related options. Inspect if the plugin allows configuring which user roles can access project data, tasks, or filesAffected if Access control settings are missing, set to 'None', or allow unrestricted access to all users including unauthenticated users
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Inspect API endpoints for authorizationUse browser dev tools or a tool like Burp Suite to capture plugin-related requests. Examine if endpoints handling project data, user data, or file uploads validate user capabilities before returning contentAffected if Endpoints return sensitive information or allow actions without verifying user permissions
If the Zephyr Project Manager plugin is active and its access control is misconfigured or improperly enforced, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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 role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization checks on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin, ensuring that user permissions are validated before granting access to protected resources.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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