CVE-2025-66083
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 magepeopleteam WpEvently mage-eventpress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WpEvently: from n/a through <= 5.0.4.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in the WpEvently (mage-eventpress) WordPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This broken access control issue likely enables unauthorized users to access administrative functions or sensitive data that should require proper authentication and authorization.
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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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Verify WpEvently plugin is installedIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins. Look for 'WpEvently' or 'mage-eventpress' in the plugin list. Note the installed version displayed.Affected if The plugin WpEvently or mage-eventpress appears in the installed plugins list
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Identify installed plugin versionIn the plugins list, locate the version number displayed under the plugin name. Compare this version against any known version numbers from the vendor or changelog.Affected if The installed version is older than the patched version (if known) or matches the vulnerable version range
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Test unauthenticated access to admin endpointsUsing a tool like curl or Burp, send requests to typical plugin admin AJAX endpoints (such as /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=mage_eventpress_*) without providing authentication cookies or credentials.Affected if Requests return successful responses containing administrative data or trigger actions without returning an authentication error
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Check for exposed sensitive functionsReview the plugin's publicly accessible AJAX actions by searching for 'add_action' calls with 'wp_ajax_nopriv_' or 'wp_ajax_' hooks in the plugin source code. These indicate endpoints accessible without login.Affected if The plugin registers AJAX actions accessible to unauthenticated users (wp_ajax_nopriv_) that handle sensitive operations
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Inspect user role capability settingsExamine the plugin's capability checks on sensitive functions. Look in the plugin code for current_user_can() calls or role verification logic on administrative functions.Affected if The plugin lacks capability checks or uses weak checks (like relying solely on login status without verifying admin role) on sensitive operations
If the WpEvently/mage-eventpress plugin is installed and exposes admin functions or AJAX endpoints accessible to unauthenticated or unauthorized users, the environment is likely 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 dataUpdate WpEvently plugin to the latest version. If no patched version is available, disable the plugin until a fix is released, and implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive functions and endpoints.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-66083 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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