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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-62019

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-22
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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74/100
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 WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks for Gutenberg & Elementor recipe-card-blocks-by-wpzoom.This issue affects Recipe Card Blocks for Gutenberg & Elementor: 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 WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks plugin allows unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to perform actions that should require higher privileges. The specific endpoints or functions lacking authorization checks are not detailed in the available information.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of the plugin (if available) or implement proper capability checks and permission validation on all sensitive functions and AJAX/REST API endpoints within the plugin.

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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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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. Confirm plugin installation and activation
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and verify that 'WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks' is installed and active. Alternatively, check the plugins directory: /wp-content/plugins/recipe-card-blocks/
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active, and the installed version falls within any affected version range (compare to official WordPress plugin repository release notes)
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin plugins list, locate WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks and note the version number displayed. Alternatively, open /wp-content/plugins/recipe-card-blocks/readme.txt and check the 'Stable tag' or changelog for the version number.
    Affected if The installed version has known missing authorization vulnerabilities (compare against any published advisories for this CVE)
  3. Inspect AJAX action handlers for missing capability checks
    Search plugin PHP files for add_action('wp_ajax_...') calls. Examine each handler function to verify it includes current_user_can() or similar authorization logic before processing the request. Files to check: /wp-content/plugins/recipe-card-blocks/includes/*.php
    Affected if Any AJAX handler processes requests without verifying user capabilities (no current_user_can() call at the start of the handler)
  4. Review REST API endpoint registration for authorization
    Search plugin files for register_rest_route() calls. For each endpoint, verify that permission_callback properly validates user capabilities. Check /wp-content/plugins/recipe-card-blocks/includes/class-rest-api.php or similar REST-related files.
    Affected if Any REST endpoint registers without a proper permission_callback or uses a callback that returns true for unauthenticated/unprivileged users
  5. Check for unprotected admin action functions
    Search plugin files for functions handling admin actions (saving settings, deleting data, modifying content) and verify they include capability checks. Look for: add_action('admin_post_...'), add_action('admin_init'), or direct function calls handling $_POST/$_GET parameters.
    Affected if Sensitive admin functions process requests without verifying user privileges through current_user_can() or nonce validation

A user is affected if the WPZOOM Recipe Card Blocks plugin is active and any sensitive AJAX/REST endpoints or admin functions lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthenticated or low-privileged users to execute privileged operations.

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 the plugin (if available) or implement proper capability checks and permission validation on all sensitive functions and AJAX/REST API endpoints within the plugin.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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