Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-67566

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-09
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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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
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 WofficeIO Woffice Core woffice-core allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Woffice Core: from n/a through <= 5.4.30.

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 Woffice Core allows users to access functionality without proper authentication or with insufficient permissions. The access control security levels are incorrectly configured, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive features or data that should require higher privilege levels.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions to verify user permissions before granting access. Review and correct the access control security level configurations to ensure proper segregation of privileges.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checks

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  1. Confirm Woffice Core installation
    Identify if the Woffice theme or plugin is present in your WordPress environment by checking the theme folder or plugin directory for Woffice-related files
    Affected if Woffice Core is installed and the version falls within the affected range (if version info is available)
  2. Determine installed Woffice version
    Locate the version information in the theme style.css header, plugin main file, or version definition file. Compare against any known affected version ranges provided by official sources
    Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the vulnerable version range
  3. Review user role and capability settings
    Navigate to WordPress user management and Woffice-specific role configuration areas. Check if lower-privileged roles (subscriber, contributor, editor) have been granted capabilities that should be restricted to administrators only
    Affected if Non-admin users have access to administrative capabilities or functions
  4. Test access to sensitive endpoints
    Attempt to access Woffice admin-sensitive features, settings pages, or user management functions while logged in as a low-privilege user. Observe whether the application enforces authorization checks
    Affected if Lower-privileged users can access features that should require administrator-level permissions
  5. Inspect access control configuration files
    Review Woffice Core configuration files for access control settings, permission definitions, or security level configurations. Look for roles configuration, capability maps, or authorization rules
    Affected if Access control settings are missing, misconfigured, or allow unauthorized access to privileged functions

You are affected if Woffice Core is installed and users with insufficient privileges can access administrative or sensitive functionality that should require higher authorization levels.

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

Implement proper authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions to verify user permissions before granting access. Review and correct the access control security level configurations to ensure proper segregation of privileges.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation6.0 h
  • Implementation12.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
28.0 hours of engineering $4,980
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