CVE-2025-62152
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 ConveyThis ConveyThis conveythis-translate allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects ConveyThis: from n/a through <= 269.2.
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 in ConveyThis translate plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially accessing administrative or privileged functions without proper authentication or authorization validation.
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
- 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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Confirm ConveyThis plugin installationLocate ConveyThis plugin files in the CMS plugin directory (commonly wp-content/plugins/ for WordPress or similar path in other platforms)Affected if ConveyThis plugin files are present in the plugins directory
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Identify installed plugin versionRead the plugin version from the main plugin file header (typically contains 'Version: x.x.x' comment) or version.php fileAffected if Installed version matches or falls within the affected version range for this CVE
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Verify administrative endpoints existSearch plugin source code for admin action handlers, AJAX endpoints, or API routes that provide access to plugin settings or translation management functionsAffected if Plugin exposes administrative or privileged function endpoints
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Inspect authorization implementationExamine the plugin code for capability checks (such as current_user_can, role verification, or permission validation) on sensitive functions and admin endpointsAffected if Authorization checks are missing or insufficient on protected functions
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Check security configuration optionsReview plugin settings panel for access control or security level configuration options mentioned in the CVE descriptionAffected if Plugin allows misconfigured access control security levels
User is affected if ConveyThis plugin is installed and administrative endpoints lack proper authorization checks, allowing unauthenticated or unauthorized access to privileged functions.
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 dataImplement proper authorization checks (capability/role-based access control) on all sensitive endpoints and administrative functions, ensuring the plugin validates user permissions before granting access to protected functionality.
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- 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-2025-62152 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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