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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-68589

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-24
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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62/100
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 WP Socio WP Telegram Widget and Join Link wptelegram-widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Telegram Widget and Join Link: from n/a through <= 2.2.12.

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

A missing authorization vulnerability in the WP Telegram Widget and Join Link WordPress plugin (versions <= 2.2.12) allows attackers to access certain functions without proper authentication or authorization checks, exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels.

MitigationUpdate the WP Telegram Widget and Join Link plugin to the latest version to obtain the authorization fix, or implement compensating controls such as restrictive server-level access controls if patching is not immediately feasible.

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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
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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 checks

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

  1. Verify the plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Telegram Widget and Join Link' in the list. Alternatively, check the /wp-content/plugins/ directory for a folder starting with 'wp-telegram'.
    Affected if The plugin is present in the WordPress installation
  2. Check the installed version number
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and find the WP Telegram Widget and Join Link entry. The version number is displayed below the plugin name. Compare it to the affected range: any version 2.2.12 or lower.
    Affected if The installed version is 2.2.12 or lower
  3. Identify exposed AJAX or REST endpoints
    Review the plugin directory (/wp-content/plugins/wp-telegram/) for PHP files containing 'add_action' calls registering AJAX handlers (wp_ajax_) or REST routes. Check if these handlers perform sensitive operations without calling 'current_user_can()' or 'is_user_logged_in()' checks.
    Affected if The plugin exposes AJAX or REST endpoints that lack proper capability checks or authentication validation

If the plugin is installed and the version is 2.2.12 or lower with unauthenticated endpoints accessible, the environment is affected by this authorization bypass.

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

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update the WP Telegram Widget and Join Link plugin to the latest version to obtain the authorization fix, or implement compensating controls such as restrictive server-level access controls if patching is not immediately feasible.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,570
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