CVE-2025-67976
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 Bob Watu Quiz watu allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Watu Quiz: from n/a through <= 3.4.5.
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 confidenceThis is a Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability in the Watu Quiz WordPress plugin. The plugin fails to perform proper authorization checks before executing certain actions, allowing unauthenticated or lower-privileged users to access functionality they should not have permission to use. The vulnerability stems from incorrectly configured access control security levels that do not properly validate user capabilities.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Watu Quiz plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard under Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'Watu Quiz' or check the wp-content/plugins/ directory for a 'watu' folderAffected if The Watu Quiz plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Determine installed Watu Quiz versionView the plugin file header in wp-content/plugins/watu/watu.php or check the plugin's readme.txt file for the 'Version' fieldAffected if A version of Watu Quiz is installed (no specific vulnerable version range was provided, so any version may be affected)
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Identify accessible plugin actionsExamine plugin PHP files for AJAX hooks, admin menu actions, or form handlers. Look for functions that perform sensitive operations (like quiz creation, result modification, or user data access) and check if they include current_user_can() or similar capability checks before executionAffected if Sensitive actions in the plugin are accessible without proper capability verification (missing current_user_can() checks before privileged operations)
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Test lower-privilege access to admin functionsUsing a lower-privileged user account (subscriber level), attempt to access known admin URLs or trigger known plugin actions directly (e.g., via direct AJAX calls to admin-ajax.php with plugin-specific actions)Affected if A user without administrator privileges can successfully execute actions that should require higher capabilities
If Watu Quiz plugin is installed and sensitive plugin actions can be accessed or executed by unauthenticated users or lower-privileged accounts without proper capability verification, the environment is likely affected by this Missing Authorization vulnerability.
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 using WordPress capability checks (current_user_can()) before executing sensitive functions. Audit all admin/privileged actions and ensure they verify user permissions appropriately.
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