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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-57909

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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71/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 Rouergue Création Editor Custom Color Palette editor-custom-color-palette allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Editor Custom Color Palette: from n/a through <= 3.5.6.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in the Editor Custom Color Palette plugin allows users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to color palette management functions that should be restricted to privileged users.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (capability/role verification) and correct access control security configurations to ensure only authenticated users with appropriate privileges can access and modify custom color palettes.

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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
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 checks

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

  1. Identify if the Editor Custom Color Palette plugin is installed
    Check your WordPress installation's plugin directory for 'editor-custom-color-palette' or similar named plugin. In the WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for any plugin related to custom color palettes or editor color management.
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Determine the current user role and capability level
    Check what role the tested user account has (Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber) by visiting Users > All Users in WordPress admin. Note that only Administrator and Editor roles are typically considered privileged for color palette management.
    Affected if The user account has a low-privilege role (Author, Contributor, or Subscriber) that should not have access to color palette settings
  3. Test access to color palette management functions
    Attempt to access any admin pages or menu items related to color palette settings. Check the plugin's admin menu entry - try navigating to the URL path that handles color palette configuration (typically under Appearance or Settings in WordPress admin).
    Affected if Low-privilege users can access and view color palette configuration pages without proper authorization prompts
  4. Inspect capability requirements on plugin admin actions
    Examine the plugin's PHP code if accessible. Look for capability checks before executing color palette save, update, or delete operations. Check if functions like 'manage_options' or 'edit_posts' capability is verified before allowing palette modifications.
    Affected if No capability checks (such as 'manage_options', 'edit_others_posts') are present before allowing color palette operations
  5. Check AJAX or API endpoints for authorization
    If the plugin provides AJAX handlers or REST API endpoints for color palette management, inspect whether these endpoints verify user capabilities. Use browser developer tools to identify any XHR requests made when managing color palettes.
    Affected if AJAX or API endpoints for palette management accept requests from unprivileged users without validating capabilities

Your environment is affected if the Editor Custom Color Palette plugin is installed and low-privilege users (Author, Contributor, Subscriber) can access or modify color palette settings without proper authorization checks.

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

Implement proper authorization checks (capability/role verification) and correct access control security configurations to ensure only authenticated users with appropriate privileges can access and modify custom color palettes.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing3.0 h
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