CVE-2025-67582
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 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 confidenceMissing 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.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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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Confirm lock-my-bp plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress Admin > Plugins or inspect the /wp-content/plugins/lock-my-bp/ directory to verify the plugin is presentAffected if The lock-my-bp plugin by Wbcom Designs is installed on the WordPress site
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Identify installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in lock-my-bp.php or view the plugin details in WordPress Admin > Plugins to retrieve the version numberAffected if The installed version matches or falls within any affected version range provided by the vendor advisory (compare your version to known affected versions)
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Verify BuddyPress component locking is activeGo 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/restrictedAffected if The plugin has locking rules configured for any BuddyPress components or features
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Test access control on locked featuresUsing 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 outAffected 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
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Inspect plugin access control configurationExamine the plugin options in WordPress database (wp_options table) or plugin settings files for access_control, lock_settings, or role_based_access configurationsAffected 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.
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 dataImplement 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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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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-2025-67582 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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