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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-62098

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-31
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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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 totalsoft Portfolio Gallery gallery-portfolio allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Portfolio Gallery: from n/a through <= 1.4.8.

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

This is a missing authorization (broken access control) vulnerability in the TotalSoft Portfolio Gallery WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing authenticated users with low privileges to access functionality or data that should be restricted to higher-privilege users or admins. The CVSS 5.4 indicates network-exploitable with low attack complexity.

MitigationApply any available security update for Portfolio Gallery plugin (version > 1.4.8). If no patch exists, implement proper authorization checks at all sensitive endpoints or disable the plugin until a fix is released.

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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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. Verify plugin installation
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and check if 'TotalSoft Portfolio Gallery' is installed and active
    Affected if The plugin is installed and active
  2. Identify installed version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the plugin name or view details to find the installed version number
    Affected if Installed version is 1.4.8 or lower (versions 1.4.8 and below are affected)
  3. Check for vulnerable endpoints
    Review plugin files in wp-content/plugins/total-soft-portfolio-gallery for AJAX handlers or admin-ajax.php actions that handle sensitive operations (look for functions without current_user_can() checks)
    Affected if Plugin contains admin functionality accessible without proper capability checks
  4. Test low-privilege access
    Using a browser or curl, attempt to access plugin admin functions while logged in as a subscriber or contributor-level user
    Affected if Low-privilege users (subscriber, contributor) can access admin-only plugin features or modify gallery settings

You are affected if the TotalSoft Portfolio Gallery plugin version is 1.4.8 or lower AND low-privilege authenticated users can access admin-level plugin functionality.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply any available security update for Portfolio Gallery plugin (version > 1.4.8). If no patch exists, implement proper authorization checks at all sensitive endpoints or disable the plugin until a fix is released.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Latest version of Portfolio Gallery by TotalSoft (gallery-portfolio) plugin (version > 1.4.8)

  1. 1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. 3. Locate the 'Portfolio Gallery by TotalSoft' (gallery-portfolio) plugin
  4. 4. Check if an update is available - update to the latest version which should contain the authorization fix
  5. 5. If no update is available in WordPress, manually download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and reinstall

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,750
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