Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-62147

MEDIUM · 5.3 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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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 nikmelnik Realbig realbig-media allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Realbig: from n/a through <= 1.1.3.

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 confidence

The Realbig WordPress plugin (realbig-media) versions up to 1.1.3 contains a Missing Authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to access functionality or data without proper authentication or authorization checks. The plugin incorrectly configures access control security levels, enabling unauthorized users to perform actions or access resources that should be restricted to privileged users.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin. Update to a patched version if available, or restrict access to the plugin's administrative interface via server-side controls.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Locate the Realbig plugin installation
    Check if the realbig-media directory exists in your WordPress plugins folder (wp-content/plugins/realbig-media/)
    Affected if The plugin directory exists in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    Open the main plugin file (realbig-media.php) and locate the Version header in the plugin comment block, or check the readme.txt file for the version number
    Affected if The version displayed is 1.1.3 or lower (any version up to and including 1.1.3)
  3. Verify WordPress admin access to plugin functions
    Review the plugin source code in wp-content/plugins/realbig-media/ for sensitive functions (AJAX handlers, admin pages, data endpoints) and check whether they include current_user_can() capability checks or nonce verification before executing
    Affected if Sensitive functions lack proper capability checks or nonce validation and are accessible to any authenticated user (including subscribers or unauthenticated users)
  4. Test for unauthenticated access to admin interfaces
    Attempt to access plugin admin pages or AJAX endpoints directly without logging in or without proper privileges, observing whether the request is blocked or allowed
    Affected if The plugin allows unauthenticated or low-privileged users to access administrative functionality that should require elevated permissions

You are affected if the Realbig plugin (realbig-media) is installed at version 1.1.3 or below and sensitive functions lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized access to restricted functionality.

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 and nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and endpoints within the plugin. Update to a patched version if available, or restrict access to the plugin's administrative interface via server-side controls.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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