CVE-2025-64199
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 WpEstate wpresidence wpresidence allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects wpresidence: from n/a through <= 5.3.2.
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 confidenceThe wpresidence WordPress plugin through version 5.3.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control flaw enables unauthorized users to perform actions that should require proper authentication and authorization 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
- 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 wpresidence plugin installationLog into WordPress admin dashboard and navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'WP Residence' in the list of active plugins.Affected if The wpresidence plugin appears in the installed plugins list, regardless of activation status
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Identify installed versionIn the Plugins list, locate WP Residence and note the version number displayed below the plugin name. Alternatively, check the main plugin file (typically wp-content/plugins/wpresidence/core/functions.php or similar) for the version constant.Affected if The installed version is 5.3.2 or any earlier version
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Verify access control configurationReview WordPress user roles and capabilities. Check if any user roles (such as Subscribers, Contributors, or custom roles) have been granted elevated capabilities through the plugin's settings. Navigate to WP Residence > Settings > Authentication/Access Control sections if available.Affected if Users with low-privilege roles (Subscriber, Contributor) or unauthenticated users can access administrative functions or sensitive data that should require higher privileges
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Test for unauthorized access to sensitive endpointsUsing a tool like Burp Suite or curl, attempt to access common wpestate AJAX endpoints or administrative actions (such as wpestate_ajax functions) while authenticated as a low-privilege user or without authentication.Affected if Requests return successful responses containing data or perform actions that should require administrator-level permissions
A user is affected if the wpresidence plugin version is 5.3.2 or earlier AND low-privilege or unauthenticated users can access functionality that requires proper authorization.
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 the wpresidence plugin to the latest version once available, and review all access control configurations and permission checks in the affected functionality.
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- Review / QA4.0 h
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