CVE-2025-62960
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 sparklewpthemes Construction Light construction-light allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Construction Light: from n/a through <= 1.6.7.
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 confidenceThe Construction Light WordPress plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability allowing users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control issue likely enables unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to access functionality or data that should require higher privileges.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
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 plugin installation and versionCheck the WordPress plugins directory for the Construction Light plugin. In the admin panel, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Construction Light. Note the version number displayed.Affected if The plugin is installed and the version lacks the CVE fix for missing authorization checks.
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Review AJAX endpoint access controlsInspect the plugin's main PHP file(s) for wp_ajax_ and wp_ajax_nopriv_ action hooks. Examine each handler to determine if it performs capability checks (e.g., current_user_can('manage_options')) or role verification before executing sensitive operations.Affected if AJAX endpoints exist that handle sensitive operations without verifying user privileges.
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Inspect admin page handlers for authorizationLocate functions that handle admin page submissions, settings changes, or data modifications triggered from the frontend or admin panel. Check if these functions validate user capabilities before processing requests.Affected if Admin or settings functions process requests without verifying the user has appropriate permissions.
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Verify nonce implementation on sensitive actionsSearch the plugin code for nonce verification (wp_verify_nonce, check_ajax_referer) on functions that modify data, update settings, or access sensitive information. Determine if nonce checks are consistently applied across all action handlers.Affected if Sensitive actions lack nonce verification, allowing request forgery.
If the Construction Light plugin is installed and its code lacks proper capability checks and nonce verification on sensitive functions or AJAX endpoints, the environment is affected by this broken access control 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 dataImplement proper authorization checks (e.g., capability checks via current_user_can() and nonce verification) on all sensitive functions and AJAX endpoints within the plugin, and restrict access based on user roles.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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