CVE-2025-58678
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 PickPlugins Accordion accordions allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Accordion: from n/a through <= 2.3.15.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in the PickPlugins Accordion WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control issue likely enables unauthenticated or underprivileged users to access or modify accordion content beyond their intended permissions.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm PickPlugins Accordion is installedLog into WordPress admin panel, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'PickPlugins Accordion' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'accordion' or similar.Affected if The plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Identify installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, find PickPlugins Accordion in Plugins > Installed Plugins and read the version number displayed beneath the plugin name. Alternatively, open /wp-content/plugins/accordion/accordion.php and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comments.Affected if The version number cannot be determined or is not the latest patched version
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Review plugin security level configurationNavigate to the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (usually under a menu item like 'Accordion' or 'PickPlugins'). Look for access control, permission, or security level settings that control who can create, edit, or delete accordion content.Affected if Security level or permission controls are set to a low-privilege level (such as Subscriber or Subscriber+) or allow unauthenticated access
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Test access control boundariesCreate a test user account with minimal privileges (e.g., Subscriber role). Log in as that user and attempt to access the accordion plugin admin areas, create new accordion items, or modify existing ones.Affected if A low-privilege or unauthenticated user can access admin functions or modify accordion content they should not have access to
A site is affected if the PickPlugins Accordion plugin is installed AND its access control settings permit unauthenticated or low-privilege users to perform administrative actions beyond their intended permissions.
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 PickPlugins Accordion plugin to the latest version to obtain the security patch, and audit user roles and permissions to verify access controls are properly enforced.
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- Implementation2.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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
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