Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-54733

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-28
Mitigation only
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74/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Missing Authorization vulnerability in all_bootstrap_blocks All Bootstrap Blocks all-bootstrap-blocks allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects All Bootstrap Blocks: from n/a through <= 1.3.28.

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 confidence

The All Bootstrap Blocks WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.3.28) contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass likely enables unauthenticated or underprivileged users to access administrative functions or sensitive operations that should require higher privilege levels.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of All Bootstrap Blocks when available. Until then, restrict administrative access, monitor for unauthorized admin accounts, and consider disabling the plugin if not essential.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify the plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins) for a folder named similar to 'all-bootstrap-blocks' or search the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'All Bootstrap Blocks'
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine the installed version
    Open the plugin's main PHP file in the plugin folder and locate the 'Version:' header comment in the file's plugin metadata, or check the version listed in the WordPress admin plugins page
    Affected if The version number displayed is 1.3.28 or lower (any version up to and including 1.3.28)
  3. Compare version to affected range
    Compare the installed version found in the previous step against the known affected range: versions 1.0.0 through 1.3.28 are vulnerable
    Affected if The installed version is 1.3.28 or any earlier version number
  4. Audit WordPress user accounts
    Navigate to Users > All Users in the WordPress admin dashboard and review the list for any unexpected administrator accounts that you did not create, paying special attention to recently added users with admin roles
    Affected if Unexpected or unauthorized administrator-level accounts exist in the user database
  5. Review role and capability settings
    If you have access to the database, query the wp_options table for option_name values related to the plugin (e.g., options containing 'all_bootstrap_blocks') and examine any stored capability or access control configurations for unexpected values
    Affected if Plugin-stored settings show unusual permission configurations or grant elevated capabilities to low-level users

Your environment is affected if the All Bootstrap Blocks plugin is installed and its version is 1.3.28 or lower, or if unauthorized admin accounts appear in your WordPress user database.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of All Bootstrap Blocks when available. Until then, restrict administrative access, monitor for unauthorized admin accounts, and consider disabling the plugin if not essential.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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