CVE-2025-54741
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 Tyler Moore Super Blank super-blank allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Super Blank: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
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 confidenceThe Super Blank WordPress plugin versions <= 1.2.0 contains a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control flaw enables authenticated users to perform actions they are not authorized to perform.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Identify Super Blank plugin versionLog into WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate 'Super Blank' and check the version number displayed. Alternatively, access the plugin directory via file system (wp-content/plugins/super-blank/) and read the main PHP file header for the Version field.Affected if The installed version is 1.2.0 or lower
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Verify WordPress user roles presentNavigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Review which user roles exist (Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber) and note any custom roles that may have been added.Affected if Any user role below Administrator exists on the site
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Test plugin admin access behaviorUsing a non-administrator account (e.g., Editor or Author), attempt to access Super Blank plugin settings or any admin pages/routes the plugin provides. Check if access is granted without proper capability verification.Affected if Lower-privileged users can access plugin admin functions they should not be able to reach
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Review plugin code for authorization checksIf file access is available, examine the Super Blank plugin PHP files for missing current_user_can() or capability checks before sensitive operations, particularly on any admin_init, init, or wp_ajax hooks.Affected if The plugin code lacks proper capability checks before performing actions
The environment is affected if Super Blank plugin version is 1.2.0 or lower AND the site has non-administrator user accounts that can improperly access plugin 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 Super Blank plugin to the latest version and implement proper authorization checks for all sensitive operations and admin actions.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-54741 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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