Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-58711

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-29
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 solwin Blog Designer PRO blog-designer-pro allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Blog Designer PRO: from n/a through <= 3.4.8.

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 Blog Designer PRO WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access administrative functionality that should be restricted by access control lists (ACLs). The plugin fails to properly validate user capabilities before executing certain functions, enabling privilege escalation or unauthorized access to designer features.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of Blog Designer PRO when available. Until then, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized administrative actions.

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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 Blog Designer PRO plugin is installed and active
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'Blog Designer PRO'. Note if it is installed and activated.
    Affected if The Blog Designer PRO plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site
  2. Check installed plugin version
    Click on the plugin name in the WordPress plugins list to view the version number, or check the plugin main file header for the 'Version' field.
    Affected if The installed version is any version of Blog Designer PRO prior to the patched release
  3. Inspect user role capabilities for designer features
    Navigate to Blog Designer PRO settings and review which user roles have access to plugin features. Check if low-privileged roles (Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber) have access to designer templates or administrative functions.
    Affected if Low-privileged or unauthenticated roles have access to designer or administrative plugin features that should be restricted
  4. Review access control settings
    Go to Blog Designer PRO > Settings or ACL configuration panel and examine the permission settings for each user role.
    Affected if No capability checks are enforced or ACL settings allow broad access to designer functions
  5. Audit admin actions for unauthorized access
    Review WordPress activity logs, audit logs, or server access logs for actions performed by low-privileged users that modify designer templates, styles, or plugin settings.
    Affected if Actions on designer features were performed by users without administrator privileges

A user is affected if Blog Designer PRO plugin is active and lacks proper authorization controls, allowing non-admin users to access designer 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 to the latest version of Blog Designer PRO when available. Until then, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and monitor for unauthorized administrative actions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
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