CVE-2025-59581
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 VW THEMES Ibtana ibtana-visual-editor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Ibtana: from n/a through <= 1.2.5.3.
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 confidenceMissing authorization vulnerability in the Ibtana Visual Editor WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to access privileged functions due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. This enables attackers to potentially bypass role-based restrictions and execute operations outside 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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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Confirm Ibtana Visual Editor plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins and look for 'Ibtana Visual Editor' in the list of installed plugins. Note whether it is activated or not.Affected if The plugin is installed and activated on the WordPress site
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Identify installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin name or view details to find the version number displayed. Compare this to any known affected version ranges.Affected if The installed version falls within an affected range or is unpatched for this authorization flaw
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Test admin-ajax.php exposureUse a low-privilege account (such as a subscriber-level user or unauthenticated request) to send a direct POST request to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with actions commonly used by Ibtana Visual Editor (such as ive_ prefixed actions). Inspect the response for successful execution rather than a 403 or 'You do not have permission' error.Affected if Requests from unauthorized roles return successful data or execute privileged operations
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Review user role capabilitiesNavigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin and verify which roles exist. Then check if low-privilege roles (Subscriber, Contributor) can access Ibtana-specific admin pages or endpoints that should be restricted to Administrators only.Affected if Non-administrator roles can access plugin admin functions or endpoints that require higher privileges
A site is affected if the Ibtana Visual Editor plugin is active and low-privilege or unauthenticated users can successfully execute privileged plugin functions that should be restricted to administrators.
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 dataImplement proper WordPress capability checks (current_user_can) and role-based access controls on all adminajax and admin actions, or upgrade to a patched version when available.
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- Testing4.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 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.
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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.
- 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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