Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-64210

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-10-29
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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60/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable 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 StylemixThemes Masterstudy Elementor Widgets masterstudy-elementor-widgets allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Masterstudy Elementor Widgets: from n/a through <= 1.2.4.

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 StylemixThemes Masterstudy Elementor Widgets plugin (versions up to 1.2.4) allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin fails to properly validate user permissions before granting access to certain functionality or data, enabling unauthorized actions.

MitigationUpdate to a patched version of Masterstudy Elementor Widgets when available. If no patch exists, audit the plugin's access control implementation and add proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification) to all sensitive endpoints and actions.

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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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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 Masterstudy Elementor Widgets plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'Masterstudy Elementor Widgets' or check the plugins directory for the masterstudy-elementor-widgets folder
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Identify the installed version of the plugin
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, click on the plugin to view its details and note the version number displayed, or inspect the main plugin file for the version definition
    Affected if The installed version is 1.2.4 or earlier
  3. Review plugin PHP files for missing capability checks
    Examine the plugin source code (typically in wp-content/plugins/masterstudy-elementor-widgets/) for PHP functions handling sensitive actions; search for functions that lack current_user_can() or similar permission checks before executing privileged operations
    Affected if Sensitive functions or AJAX handlers execute without verifying user capabilities
  4. Inspect AJAX actions for missing authorization
    Search the plugin code for add_action calls registering AJAX endpoints (wp_ajax_*) and verify each includes proper authorization logic; look for actions that process data or modify settings without capability verification
    Affected if AJAX actions process requests without validating user permissions or nonces
  5. Check for nonce validation on sensitive operations
    Search the plugin PHP files for wp_verify_nonce, check_admin_referer, or wp_nonce_field calls near sensitive operations; verify that critical actions include nonce verification
    Affected if Sensitive actions lack nonce verification or use weak/non-existent nonce checks

A user is affected if the Masterstudy Elementor Widgets plugin version is 1.2.4 or earlier AND the plugin contains sensitive endpoints or actions that execute without proper capability checks or nonce verification.

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

Update to a patched version of Masterstudy Elementor Widgets when available. If no patch exists, audit the plugin's access control implementation and add proper authorization checks (capability checks, nonce verification) to all sensitive endpoints and actions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
10.0 hours of engineering $1,780
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