CVE-2025-68581
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 YITHEMES YITH Slider for page builders yith-slider-for-page-builders allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects YITH Slider for page builders: from n/a through <= 1.0.11.
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 confidenceThe YITH Slider for page builders WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.0.11) contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This means the plugin fails to properly verify whether a user has permission to perform certain actions or access specific functionality.
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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
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 YITH Slider plugin is installedCheck the WordPress plugins directory (wp-content/plugins/) for a folder named 'yith-slider-for-page-builders' or look for it in the WordPress admin under Plugins > Installed PluginsAffected if The plugin folder exists and the plugin is active
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Check installed plugin versionOpen the main plugin file (usually yith-slider-for-page-builders.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments, or view the version in WordPress admin plugin listAffected if The version number is 1.0.11 or lower
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Identify exposed admin actionsReview the plugin PHP files for AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_ hooks) and admin-post.php calls that handle slider creation, editing, or deletion. Check if these functions include current_user_can() or capability checksAffected if Sensitive actions like slider_save, slider_delete, or similar lack proper current_user_can() capability verification before executing
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Check permission settings in plugin configurationAccess the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (YITH > Slider) and examine any access control, role management, or permission configuration optionsAffected if There are no role-based access controls defined, or any user role (including subscribers) can access slider management features
A user is affected if the YITH Slider for page builders plugin is installed with version 1.0.11 or lower and certain administrative actions lack proper capability checks, allowing unauthorized users to modify sliders.
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 (capability checks and nonce verification) on all sensitive actions and update to the latest patched version when available. Restrict access to administrative functions to authorized user roles only.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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