CVE-2025-68057
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 e-plugins Hospital Doctor Directory hospital-doctor-directory allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hospital Doctor Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.
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 vulnerability in the e-plugins Hospital Doctor Directory WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.3.9). The plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely enables unauthenticated or low-privilege users to access sensitive hospital/doctor data or perform administrative actions they should not have permission to access.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/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 the plugin is installedCheck if the Hospital Doctor Directory plugin exists in your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins/ directory. Look for a folder named 'hospital-doctor-directory' or similar e-plugins naming convention.Affected if The plugin folder exists in the plugins directory.
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Determine the installed plugin versionOpen the plugin's main PHP file or its readme.txt file in the plugin directory and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comment block. Compare this version number to the affected range of 1.3.9 and below.Affected if The installed version is 1.3.9 or any earlier version number.
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Identify plugin admin pages and actionsExamine the plugin directory for PHP files containing admin_menu, add_menu_page, or admin_action hooks. Note any registered menu slugs and callback functions that handle sensitive operations.Affected if The plugin registers admin pages or action handlers without visible capability checks (such as 'manage_options' or custom capability verification).
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Test low-privilege user access to plugin functionsCreate or use a WordPress user with a low privilege level (subscriber or contributor role). Attempt to access the identified plugin admin URLs or submit plugin-related form actions while logged in as that user.Affected if Low-privilege users can access plugin administrative functions or view sensitive hospital/doctor data without being redirected or denied.
A user is affected if the Hospital Doctor Directory plugin version is 1.3.9 or lower AND the plugin exposes administrative functions or sensitive data without requiring proper user capability 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 dataUpdate the plugin to the latest version as soon as a patch is released. In the interim, restrict access to the plugin's admin pages using server-side authentication and consider disabling the plugin if unauthorized access is observed. The vendor should implement proper capability checks, nonce verification, and role-based access controls (RBAC) across all sensitive functions.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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