CVE-2025-62138
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 cedcommerce WP Advanced PDF wp-advanced-pdf allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Advanced PDF: from n/a through <= 1.1.7.
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 cedcommerce WP Advanced PDF WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or resources, potentially enabling unauthorized users to perform actions beyond their intended privileges.
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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
- 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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify WP Advanced PDF plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'WP Advanced PDF' by cedcommerce. Note the installed version number.Affected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify installed plugin versionIn the Plugins list, locate the version number displayed under the plugin name. Compare this version against any official advisories from cedcommerce for CVE-2025-62138.Affected if The installed version matches or falls within an affected version range if published
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Review user role capabilitiesGo to WordPress admin > Users > Roles and Capabilities (or use a role editor plugin) to examine what capabilities are assigned to each user role, particularly subscriber, contributor, and author roles.Affected if Lower-privileged users have capabilities that should be restricted to administrators
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Test plugin endpoints for authorization bypassUse a tool like WP-CLI or a browser with a low-privilege user account to attempt accessing plugin functions (e.g., PDF generation, settings changes) that should require administrator privileges.Affected if A non-administrator user can access or modify plugin functionality they should not be able to
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Inspect plugin settings for access controlNavigate to the WP Advanced PDF settings page in WordPress admin and review any access control, role selection, or permission-related options. Check if the plugin allows configuration of which roles can access PDF features.Affected if Settings allow unrestricted or overly permissive access to plugin features
If the plugin is installed and non-administrator users can access functionality that should require elevated privileges, the environment is likely affected by this authorization bypass.
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 dataUpgrade to a patched version of WP Advanced PDF if available; otherwise disable the plugin until a fix can be applied. Review user roles and permissions as a temporary compensating control.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-62138 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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