CVE-2025-62755
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 GS Plugins GS Portfolio for Envato gs-envato-portfolio allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects GS Portfolio for Envato: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.
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 vulnerability in GS Portfolio for Envato WordPress plugin allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive functionality or data due to incorrectly configured access control security levels in versions up to and including 1.4.2.
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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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Confirm GS Portfolio for Envato is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory for the gs-portfolio-for-envato folder, or look for the plugin in WP Admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin folder gs-portfolio-for-envato exists in wp-content/plugins or the plugin appears in the WordPress admin plugin list
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Identify the installed versionOpen the main plugin file (gs-portfolio-for-envato.php) and look for the version comment/header, or check the plugin in WordPress Admin which displays the version numberAffected if The version displayed is 1.4.2 or lower (any version up to and including 1.4.2)
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Test for unauthorized access to plugin settingsAttempt to access the plugin settings page or any admin functionality without being logged in as an administrator, or inspect the plugin code for functions that lack capability checks (current_user_can checks)Affected if Settings pages or administrative functions load successfully without authentication or without verifying user capabilities
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Check for exposed sensitive data or actionsReview the plugin source code for AJAX actions, REST API endpoints, or other public-facing hooks that handle sensitive portfolio data, and test whether these respond to unauthenticated requestsAffected if Sensitive portfolio information can be retrieved or plugin settings can be modified without authentication
If the GS Portfolio for Envato plugin is installed at version 1.4.2 or lower, the environment is affected by this missing authorization vulnerability.
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of GS Portfolio for Envato if a patched release is available; otherwise, review plugin code to identify and enforce proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions.
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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.
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- 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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