CVE-2025-68593
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 Liton Arefin WP Adminify adminify allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Adminify: from n/a through <= 4.0.6.1.
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 WP Adminify plugin versions through 4.0.6.1 contain a missing authorization vulnerability where the plugin fails to properly validate user capabilities before allowing access to certain administrative functions, allowing lower-privileged users to potentially access security-relevant settings or functionality they should not have permission to modify.
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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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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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Locate WP Adminify plugin installationCheck your WordPress installation at /wp-content/plugins/ for a folder named 'wp-adminify'. If using WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and look for 'WP Adminify' in the list.Affected if The plugin folder or listing exists in your WordPress environment
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Identify installed WP Adminify versionOpen the main plugin file (wp-adminify/wp-adminify.php) and locate the 'Version' header in the plugin comments at the top, or check the Plugins page in WordPress admin where the version number is displayed beneath the plugin name.Affected if The version number found is 4.0.6.1 or lower (any version through 4.0.6.1)
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Confirm presence of lower-privileged user accountsIn WordPress admin, go to Users > All Users and review the list. Check the 'Role' column for users with roles other than Administrator (such as Editor, Author, Contributor, or Subscriber).Affected if There are user accounts with roles below Administrator registered on the site
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Verify plugin admin functionality is accessibleAttempt to access the WP Adminify settings page via the WordPress admin menu. Log in as a lower-privileged user (non-Administrator) and navigate to the WP Adminify menu item if it appears, or try accessing admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints that should require elevated privileges.Affected if Lower-privileged users can access or modify WP Adminify settings without proper capability validation
You are affected if WP Adminify plugin is installed with version 4.0.6.1 or lower and your WordPress site has non-administrator user accounts that can access plugin administrative functions.
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 capability checks (using current_user_can() or equivalent) before executing any privileged operations; verify all admin actions require appropriate user roles and permissions.
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- Implementation4.0 h
- Testing2.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
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