CVE-2025-58201
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 AfterShip & Automizely AfterShip Tracking aftership-woocommerce-tracking allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects AfterShip Tracking: from n/a through <= 1.17.17.
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 AfterShip Tracking WooCommerce plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to access functionality that should be restricted by access control lists (ACLs). The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before executing certain actions, enabling unauthorized access to features.
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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
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 AfterShip Tracking plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin panel and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'AfterShip Tracking - Track & Trace' or search for it in the plugin directory. Alternatively, check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for an aftership-tracking folder.Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WooCommerce site
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, click on the plugin name from the plugins list to view its details, or open the main plugin PHP file (usually aftership-tracking.php) and look for the 'Version' header comment in the file metadata.Affected if The installed version lacks proper authorization fixes (compare against current version)
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Confirm WooCommerce integration is enabledNavigate to WooCommerce > Settings > AfterShip Tracking (or similar plugin settings page). Verify that the plugin tracking features are enabled and connected to an AfterShip account.Affected if The plugin is active with tracking features enabled, exposing potentially unauthorized functions
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Check for sensitive admin actions accessibilityAttempt to access plugin admin functions directly via URL (such as bulk actions, order tracking updates, or settings modifications) while logged out or as a non-admin user. Alternatively, use a browser proxy to inspect if the plugin responds to AJAX actions without proper capability checks.Affected if The plugin allows execution of administrative functions without proper permission validation
The environment is affected if the AfterShip Tracking WooCommerce plugin is active and lacks proper capability checks for sensitive functions, allowing unauthorized users to access restricted features.
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 authorization checks (capability checks and nonce validation) for all sensitive functions in the plugin. Update to the latest version when available and ensure WooCommerce store administrators follow principle of least privilege.
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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-2025-58201 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.
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- 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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