CVE-2025-59580
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 · uneditedIncorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in GoodLayers Goodlayers Core goodlayers-core allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects Goodlayers Core: from n/a through < 2.1.7.
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 confidenceGoodlayers Core plugin for WordPress contains an Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability allowing authenticated users to escalate their privileges beyond what their role should permit, potentially gaining administrator-level access.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 Goodlayers Core plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'goodlayers-core' or use WP-CLI: wp plugin list --name='goodlayers-core'Affected if The plugin folder or listing exists in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed Goodlayers Core versionOpen the main plugin file (usually wp-content/plugins/goodlayers-core/goodlayers-core.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or run: grep -i 'Version:' wp-content/plugins/goodlayers-core/*.php | head -5Affected if A version number is returned from the plugin files
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Compare installed version to the fixed versionCompare the found version number to 2.1.7. Versions lower than 2.1.7 are affected. Example comparison: if version is 2.1.6, 2.1.5, or any 2.x version below 2.1.7, the site is running a vulnerable versionAffected if The installed version is lower than 2.1.7 (e.g., 2.1.6, 2.1.5, 2.0.x, 1.x)
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Confirm authenticated user access existsReview WordPress user roles and registrations: check wp-admin/users.php for existing users, or verify if user registration is enabled at wp-admin/options-general.php?page=users.php (Settings > General > Membership: 'Anyone can register')Affected if There are multiple user accounts beyond the administrator, or user registration is enabled allowing new account creation
The environment is affected if Goodlayers Core plugin is installed with a version lower than 2.1.7 and there is potential for authenticated user access to trigger the privilege escalation.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpdate Goodlayers Core to version 2.1.7 or later to obtain the patch for this privilege escalation vulnerability.
Goodlayers Core version 2.1.7 or later
- Backup your WordPress site database and files
- Update Goodlayers Core plugin to version 2.1.7 or later through WordPress admin dashboard or by uploading the latest version manually
- Verify the plugin version is 2.1.7 or higher in the installed plugins list
- Test critical user functionalities to ensure the update did not break any site features
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-59580 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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