Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-58672

MEDIUM · 5.4 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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60/100
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 weDevs WP User Frontend wp-user-frontend allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP User Frontend: from n/a through <= 4.1.12.

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 weDevs WP User Frontend WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive functionality that should require proper authentication and authorization checks.

MitigationUpdate WP User Frontend to the latest version and conduct a security review of all access control configurations to ensure proper authorization checks are enforced on all user-facing operations.

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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
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 WP User Frontend plugin is installed
    Check the WordPress plugins directory for the WP User Frontend plugin files, typically found in /wp-content/plugins/wp-user-frontend/ or search for 'wp-user-frontend' in the WordPress admin under Plugins
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin file (usually wp-user-frontend.php) and locate the version comment in the file header, or check the WordPress plugin admin page which displays the installed version
    Affected if The version number cannot be determined or is lower than the patched version
  3. Review access control configuration settings
    Navigate to WP User Frontend settings in WordPress admin panel and examine all access control, capability, and role settings under the plugin's configuration pages
    Affected if Any user roles or capabilities are improperly configured allowing access beyond intended permissions
  4. Check for publicly accessible frontend submission forms
    Inspect any WP User Frontend post forms or submission pages that are accessible to unauthenticated or low-privilege users, verify if sensitive operations can be triggered without proper authorization
    Affected if Forms or endpoints are accessible to unauthenticated users or users lacking proper authorization for the requested operation
  5. Audit user role assignments and capabilities
    Use a user role editor or check WordPress user management to review which roles have WP User Frontend capabilities (such as 'wpuf_') assigned, and whether these assignments align with intended access levels
    Affected if Users or roles have been granted capabilities that should require higher privilege levels

A user is affected if the WP User Frontend plugin is installed with a version prior to the patched release and has access control configurations that permit unauthorized access to sensitive functionality.

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 WP User Frontend to the latest version and conduct a security review of all access control configurations to ensure proper authorization checks are enforced on all user-facing operations.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
18.0 hours of engineering $3,200
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