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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-60155

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-26
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 loopus WP Virtual Assistant VirtualAssistant allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Virtual Assistant: from n/a through <= 3.0.

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

The WP Virtual Assistant plugin versions 3.0 and below contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely enables unauthorized users to access sensitive functionality or administrative features that should require proper authentication and authorization checks.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access controls) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin to ensure only authorized users can access restricted features.

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
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. Locate the WP Virtual Assistant plugin installation
    Check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder named 'wp-virtual-assistant', 'virtual-assistant', or similar. Also check the WordPress admin_plugins page for the plugin name.
    Affected if The plugin folder exists in wp-content/plugins/ with a name containing 'virtual-assistant' or 'wpva'.
  2. Determine the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin PHP file (usually plugin-name.php in the plugin folder) and look for the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block at the top. Alternatively, check the plugin details in the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed Plugins.
    Affected if The version listed is 3.0 or any version lower (e.g., 2.9.x, 2.8.x, etc.).
  3. Identify AJAX or administrative endpoints
    Search the plugin files for registered AJAX actions (look for 'add_action("wp_ajax_' or 'add_action("wp_ajax_nopriv_' calls) and admin menu registrations (look for 'add_menu_page' or 'add_submenu_page').
    Affected if The plugin registers AJAX endpoints accessible to unauthenticated users (wp_ajax_nopriv_) or registers admin menu pages without visible capability checks.
  4. Test for missing authorization on sensitive actions
    Use a tool like Burp Suite or curl to send requests to the identified AJAX endpoints (usually via admin-ajax.php?action=plugin_action) without providing authentication cookies or valid nonces. Observe if the server returns successful responses with sensitive data.
    Affected if Requests to sensitive AJAX actions return 200 OK responses with data or perform actions without requiring valid authentication or capability verification.
  5. Review plugin code for capability checks
    Inspect the main plugin PHP files for current_user_can(), check_admin_referer(), or nonce verification functions before sensitive operations. Look for function calls like 'current_user_can("manage_options")' or 'wp_verify_nonce()'.
    Affected if The code lacks capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce verification before performing administrative or sensitive operations.

If the plugin is installed at version 3.0 or below AND sensitive AJAX endpoints or admin functions can be accessed without authentication or proper authorization checks, the environment is affected by this CVE.

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

Implement proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access controls) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin to ensure only authorized users can access restricted features.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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