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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-62747

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 Aum Watcharapon Featured Image Generator featured-image-generator allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Featured Image Generator: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.

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

Missing authorization vulnerability in the Featured Image Generator WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before allowing access to sensitive image generation functionality, potentially enabling unauthorized users to generate featured images or access administrative features.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) and nonce verification for all sensitive operations in the plugin. Restrict functionality to authorized user roles only.

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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. Confirm plugin installation
    Navigate to WordPress admin Dashboard > Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Featured Image Generator' in the list
    Affected if The plugin appears in the installed plugins list
  2. Identify installed version
    Click 'View details' on the Featured Image Generator plugin or open the main plugin file (e.g., /wp-content/plugins/featured-image-generator/featured-image-generator.php) and note the Version header
    Affected if Version cannot be determined or is prior to any patched version (no specific version range provided)
  3. Verify public-facing exposure
    Check if any frontend endpoints, AJAX actions, or REST API routes related to image generation are accessible without authentication. Common paths: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=fig_generate, /wp-json/fig/v1/generate, or similar. Use a browser or curl to request these endpoints as a logged-out user
    Affected if Image generation functionality returns a valid response or error (rather than a 401/403 redirect to login) when accessed without authentication
  4. Inspect code for capability checks
    Open the main plugin PHP file and search for 'current_user_can', 'manage_options', 'upload_files', or similar WordPress capability functions. Also check for nonce verification using 'wp_verify_nonce' or 'check_admin_referer'
    Affected if No capability checks (current_user_can) or nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce) are found before sensitive operations like image generation or file saving
  5. Check user role permissions
    Create a test user with the lowest role (e.g., Subscriber) and attempt to access the plugin's image generation features via its admin pages or AJAX endpoints
    Affected if A user with Subscriber or Contributor role can successfully access or trigger image generation functionality intended for administrators

If the Featured Image Generator plugin is installed and lacks proper capability checks (current_user_can) and nonce verification on its sensitive endpoints, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass vulnerability.

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 capability checks (e.g., current_user_can()) and nonce verification for all sensitive operations in the plugin. Restrict functionality to authorized user roles only.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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