Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-67582

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-09
Mitigation only
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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 wbcomdesigns Wbcom Designs lock-my-bp allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Wbcom Designs: from n/a through <= 2.1.1.

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 the Wbcom Designs lock-my-bp WordPress/BuddyPress plugin allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. The plugin's access control mechanisms are either missing or improperly implemented in certain code paths, enabling unauthorized access to protected BuddyPress features or content without proper privileges.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks at all access points and verify that access control rules are consistently enforced across all user roles and functionality paths.

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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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm lock-my-bp plugin is installed
    Navigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/lock-my-bp/ directory to verify the plugin is present
    Affected if The lock-my-bp plugin by Wbcom Designs is installed on the WordPress site
  2. Identify installed plugin version
    Check the plugin header in lock-my-bp.php or view the plugin details in WordPress Admin > Plugins to retrieve the version number
    Affected if The installed version matches or falls within any affected version range provided by the vendor advisory (compare your version to known affected versions)
  3. Verify BuddyPress component locking is active
    Go to the plugin settings page (typically under BuddyPress or Wbcom Designs settings in WordPress admin) and identify which BP components (members, groups, activity, messages, etc.) are configured to be locked/restricted
    Affected if The plugin has locking rules configured for any BuddyPress components or features
  4. Test access control on locked features
    Using a browser or HTTP tool, attempt to access BuddyPress pages (member profiles, group pages, activity feeds, private messages) while logged in as a low-privilege user (subscriber or non-member) or while logged out
    Affected if A user without the required privileges can view or interact with content or features that the plugin settings indicate should be locked or restricted
  5. Inspect plugin access control configuration
    Examine the plugin options in WordPress database (wp_options table) or plugin settings files for access_control, lock_settings, or role_based_access configurations
    Affected if The plugin allows certain roles to access protected features without proper capability checks, or no authorization callbacks are found in the locking logic

Your environment is affected if the lock-my-bp plugin is installed, any BuddyPress features are configured to be restricted, and users can access those protected features without proper authorization checks being enforced.

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 at all access points and verify that access control rules are consistently enforced across all user roles and functionality paths.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
11.0 hours of engineering $1,930
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