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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-68009

MEDIUM · 6.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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74/100
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 Codeless Slider Templates slider-templates allows Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs.This issue affects Slider Templates: from n/a through <= 1.0.3.

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 Codeless Slider Templates plugin allows unauthenticated or unauthorized users to access certain functionality that should be restricted by access control lists (ACLs). The vulnerability affects versions up to and including 1.0.3, where specific slider template functions lack proper capability checks or authentication validation.

MitigationUpdate to the latest version of Codeless Slider Templates which includes proper authorization checks. If no update is available, restrict access to the affected endpoints via server-side configuration or implement custom access controls at the application level.

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 checks

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

  1. Locate plugin and determine version
    Check the plugin directory (wp-content/plugins/codeless-slider-templates/) for the main PHP file and look for the version comment header, or query the WordPress plugins API endpoint /wp-json/wp/v2/plugins?search=codeless+slider
    Affected if Version is 1.0.3 or lower (including any 1.0.x release)
  2. Identify exposed template functions
    Review the plugin PHP files for public functions related to slider templates, particularly any that handle template loading, rendering, or AJAX callbacks. Search for function patterns like 'slider_template', 'get_template', 'render_template', or similar in the plugin files.
    Affected if The plugin exposes template-related functions without capability checks or auth validation
  3. Test for unauthenticated access to template endpoints
    Attempt to access common template-related URLs or AJAX actions (such as /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with template-related actions, or direct template file access) without providing authentication credentials
    Affected if Requests succeed without returning authentication errors or 401/403 responses
  4. Verify authorization logic in plugin code
    Search plugin PHP files for current_user_can(), wp_verify_nonce(), or is_user_logged_in() calls within template-handling functions. Check if these checks exist before any sensitive template operations.
    Affected if Template functions execute without any capability checks or authentication validation present in the code
  5. Confirm affected version range
    Compare your installed version against the affected range: versions up to and including 1.0.3
    Affected if Installed version falls within 1.0.0 through 1.0.3 inclusive

A user is affected if the Codeless Slider Templates plugin version is 1.0.3 or lower AND the plugin exposes template-related functions without proper capability checks or authentication validation, allowing unauthenticated access to restricted functionality.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update to the latest version of Codeless Slider Templates which includes proper authorization checks. If no update is available, restrict access to the affected endpoints via server-side configuration or implement custom access controls at the application level.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Update to the latest available version of Codeless Slider Templates (newer than 1.0.3)

  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard
  2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins
  3. Locate the 'Codeless Slider Templates' plugin
  4. Check if the current version is <= 1.0.3
  5. If vulnerable, click 'Update Now' if an update is available, or download the latest version from the WordPress plugin repository and upload/install it
  6. After updating, verify the new version number reflects the patch

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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