CVE-2025-67973
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 sunshinephotocart Sunshine Photo Cart sunshine-photo-cart allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Sunshine Photo Cart: from n/a through <= 3.5.6.2.
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 confidenceSunshine Photo Cart WordPress plugin <= 3.5.6.2 contains a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely permits unauthorized access to certain plugin functions, administrative features, or sensitive data due to missing capability checks or improper permission validation on specific endpoints or actions.
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
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
-
Confirm Sunshine Photo Cart plugin is installedGo to WordPress admin > Plugins and look for 'Sunshine Photo Cart' in the list of installed plugins. Note whether it is activated.Affected if The plugin is installed and activated on the WordPress site.
-
Identify the installed versionIn the Plugins list, click on the plugin details or look at the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/sunshine-photo-cart/ directory. Alternatively, check the main plugin file for the 'Version' comment tag.Affected if The version number is 3.5.6.2 or lower.
-
Check for exposed admin endpointsReview the plugin directory for PHP files that handle form submissions, AJAX actions, or admin-page requests. Look for functions that process sensitive actions (orders, photos, customer data) without calling current_user_can() or wp_verify_nonce() early in the execution.Affected if Sensitive action handlers exist without proper capability checks at the start of the function.
-
Test for privilege escalation via plugin actionsCreate a test user with a low privilege level (subscriber or contributor). Attempt to access known plugin admin URLs or trigger AJAX actions (check wp-admin/admin-ajax.php for sunshine-related actions) while logged in as that user.Affected if Low-privileged users can access administrative functions, view order data, or modify settings they should not be able to.
A site is affected if the Sunshine Photo Cart plugin is installed with version 3.5.6.2 or lower AND low-privileged users can access admin functions or sensitive data due to missing capability checks.
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 dataApply the vendor patch/updated version when available. In the interim, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and review the plugin's admin functionality for missing capability checks on sensitive actions.
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $3,984.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2025-67973 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-67973 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data