CVE-2025-68007
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 Event Espresso Event Espresso 4 Decaf event-espresso-decaf allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Event Espresso 4 Decaf: from n/a through <= 5.0.37.decaf.
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 Event Espresso 4 Decaf WordPress plugin (versions up to 5.0.37.decaf) allows exploitation of incorrectly configured access control security levels. The specific endpoints or functions lacking authorization checks are not detailed in available information.
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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
- 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.
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Verify Event Espresso 4 Decaf plugin is installedLog into WordPress admin dashboard, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and look for 'Event Espresso 4 Decaf' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for the event-espresso-decaf folder.Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
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Check installed plugin versionIn WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and click on 'View Details' for Event Espresso 4 Decaf, or inspect the plugin's main PHP file (event-espresso-decaf.php) to find the 'Version' header in the file comments.Affected if The reported version is 5.0.37.decaf or any version up to and including 5.0.37.decaf
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Identify sensitive admin pages and endpointsReview the plugin directory structure in wp-content/plugins/event-espresso-decaf for admin-related PHP files (typically in /admin/ or /core/ subdirectories). Common sensitive areas include: event management, attendee data, payment settings, and registration forms.Affected if The plugin exposes admin-facing pages or AJAX endpoints without visible capability checks (like current_user_can())
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Inspect access control implementationOpen the plugin's main PHP file and search for function declarations related to admin actions (add_action, add_filter). Check if critical functions contain current_user_can() or do_action() with permission checks before executing sensitive operations.Affected if Sensitive functions or admin actions lack authorization checks (missing current_user_can() calls)
Your environment is affected if the Event Espresso 4 Decaf plugin is installed with version 5.0.37.decaf or lower AND sensitive plugin functions/endpoints lack proper authorization verification.
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 across all sensitive functions and endpoints to verify user permissions before allowing access to restricted operations.
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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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