CVE-2025-62740
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 Mario Peshev WP-CRM System wp-crm-system allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP-CRM System: from n/a through <= 3.4.6.
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 WP-CRM System WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to sensitive CRM functionality or data, potentially allowing lower-privileged users to access resources or perform actions beyond their authorized scope.
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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Identify installed WP-CRM System versionNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins > Installed Plugins, locate WP-CRM System and note the version number displayedAffected if The installed version falls within the affected version range (compare to any officially documented vulnerable versions)
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Review user role assignmentsGo to Users > All Users in WordPress admin, examine the assigned roles for each user account that has access to the WP-CRM System pluginAffected if Users with low-privileged roles (subscriber, contributor, author) have been granted access to CRM functionality or data
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Inspect WP-CRM access control settingsNavigate to CRM > Settings > Access Control (or similar settings page within the plugin), examine which user roles can access which CRM modulesAffected if Access control settings allow lower-privileged users to view, edit, or delete sensitive CRM records beyond their intended scope
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Test cross-user data accessLog in as a low-privileged user (e.g., author) and attempt to access CRM records, contacts, or deals belonging to other users or higher-privileged accountsAffected if Lower-privileged users can view or modify CRM data they should not have permission to access
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Check for unauthorized admin actionsAs a non-administrator user with CRM access, attempt to access WordPress administrative functions or plugin settings that should require administrator privilegesAffected if Non-administrator users can access administrative functions or modify plugin settings they should not be authorized to change
The environment is affected if the WP-CRM System version is vulnerable AND users with insufficient privileges can access or modify CRM data beyond their authorized scope.
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 dataReview and implement proper authorization checks across all plugin functions, ensure role-based access control (RBAC) is correctly enforced for all user actions, and update to any available patched version.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing4.0 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-2025-62740 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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