Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-66088

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-18
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges 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 Property Hive PropertyHive propertyhive allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects PropertyHive: from n/a through <= 2.1.12.

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

This is a missing authorization (IDOR or broken access control) vulnerability in the PropertyHive WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to properly verify user permissions before allowing access to certain functionality or data, allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to perform actions intended for higher-privilege roles due to incorrectly configured access control security levels.

MitigationUpdate PropertyHive to the latest version containing the security patch. If no patch is available, audit all endpoints and functions that handle sensitive property data and role-based actions to implement proper capability checks using WordPress current_user_can() or role verification.

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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
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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. Verify PropertyHive plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for PropertyHive in the list. Alternatively, check /wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'propertyhive' or similar.
    Affected if PropertyHive plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Determine installed PropertyHive version
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, find PropertyHive and view the version number under the plugin name. Or check the main plugin file header in /wp-content/plugins/[propertyhive-folder]/propertyhive.php for 'Version:' comment.
    Affected if Version is at or below the vulnerable release (compare to patched version when available)
  3. Confirm plugin is active
    In WordPress admin > Plugins, verify PropertyHive shows as 'Active' under the plugin status column.
    Affected if Plugin is active and handling property data or user actions
  4. Identify exposed sensitive endpoints
    Audit WordPress site for PropertyHive REST API endpoints or admin AJAX actions by reviewing plugin code in /wp-content/plugins/[propertyhive-folder]/includes/ directories. Look for functions handling property listings, applicant data, or role-based actions without current_user_can() checks.
    Affected if Unauthenticated or subscriber-level users can access endpoints that should require agent, manager, or administrator privileges

User is affected if PropertyHive plugin is installed, active, and running a version lacking the authorization patch, allowing privilege escalation via accessible sensitive endpoints.

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 PropertyHive to the latest version containing the security patch. If no patch is available, audit all endpoints and functions that handle sensitive property data and role-based actions to implement proper capability checks using WordPress current_user_can() or role verification.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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