CVE-2025-62079
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 Damian WP Export Categories & Taxonomies wp-export-categories-taxonomies allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Export Categories & Taxonomies: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.
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 confidenceThe WP Export Categories & Taxonomies WordPress plugin through version 1.0.3 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This means functions or data accessible through the plugin lack proper capability checks, permitting unauthorized users to perform actions or access information they should not be able to reach.
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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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm the plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'WP Export Categories & Taxonomies' in the installed plugins list, or check the plugin header file (usually wp-export-categories-taxonomies.php) in wp-content/plugins/Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Identify the installed versionIn the WordPress admin Plugins page, find the plugin and look for the version number displayed under the plugin name, or open the main plugin PHP file and check the 'Version' header in the plugin comment blockAffected if The version is 1.0.3 or earlier (including any sub-version like 1.0.2, 1.0.1, 1.0.0)
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Inspect AJAX handlers for capability checksSearch the plugin directory for add_action() calls registering AJAX actions (like 'wp_ajax_') and examine each handler function to verify it calls current_user_can() or a similar capability check before executing logicAffected if Any AJAX action handler lacks a current_user_can() call or equivalent authorization check
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Inspect admin page handlers for capability checksSearch the plugin for add_action() calls on admin_menu, admin_init, or other admin hooks and verify each callback function includes capability verification before processing requestsAffected if Any admin function or page handler processes requests without verifying user capabilities
A user is affected if the plugin is installed at version 1.0.3 or earlier and any of its AJAX or admin functions lack proper current_user_can() capability checks.
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 dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version if a patch is available, or add proper WordPress capability checks (using current_user_can()) and nonce verification to all AJAX and admin functions in the plugin.
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- Review / QA1.0 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-2025-62079 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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