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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-58243

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-11-06
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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62/100
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 Jthemes imEvent imevent allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects imEvent: from n/a through <= 3.4.0.

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 confidence

Missing Authorization (Broken Access Control) vulnerability in the Jthemes imEvent WordPress plugin (versions <= 3.4.0) allows unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access functionality that should be restricted by ACLs. The plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before executing certain actions or accessing sensitive features.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (capability/permission verification) on all sensitive functions and admin actions within the plugin. Ensure all functionality that should be restricted to specific user roles properly validates user capabilities before execution.

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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 checks

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

  1. Verify imEvent plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'imEvent' or 'Jthemes imEvent' in the list of installed plugins
    Affected if The imEvent plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Check installed plugin version
    In Plugins list, click on the imEvent plugin details or check the plugin header file (typically imevent.php) for the 'Version' defined in the plugin comment block
    Affected if The version number is 3.4.0 or lower, or if no version is displayed and the plugin has not been updated since late 2025
  3. Identify sensitive admin functions in the plugin
    Examine plugin PHP files for functions that modify data, manage events, users, or settings (common patterns: add_action/do_action calls with admin URLs, AJAX endpoints, form handlers)
    Affected if The plugin contains admin-facing functionality without visible current_user_can() or similar capability checks in the function definition
  4. Test access to admin actions without authorization
    Attempt to access known plugin admin pages or AJAX endpoints while logged out or as a subscriber-level user (example: visit wp-admin/admin.php?page=imevent-settings or similar plugin URLs with a low-privileged account)
    Affected if The page loads successfully or returns expected data without redirecting to login or showing an 'insufficient permissions' error
  5. Review plugin code for capability verification
    Search plugin source files (in wp-content/plugins/imevent or similar) for 'current_user_can', 'check_admin_referer', 'wp_verify_nonce' around sensitive functions; grep: grep -r 'current_user_can' /path/to/plugin/
    Affected if Sensitive functions (event creation, deletion, user management, settings changes) lack capability checks or nonce verification before executing
  6. Check for exposed AJAX endpoints
    Examine plugin for wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ hooks; test if actions registered with wp_ajax_nopriv_ allow modifications without authentication
    Affected if The plugin registers AJAX actions accessible to unauthenticated users (wp_ajax_nopriv_) that perform sensitive operations

Your environment is affected if the imEvent plugin (version 3.4.0 or lower) is installed and any sensitive functionality is accessible to unauthenticated or low-privileged users without proper capability 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/permission verification) on all sensitive functions and admin actions within the plugin. Ensure all functionality that should be restricted to specific user roles properly validates user capabilities before execution.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,640
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