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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-68596

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 Bit Apps Bit Assist bit-assist allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Bit Assist: from n/a through <= 1.5.11.

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 confidence

The Bit Assist plugin for WordPress versions up to 1.5.11 contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This authorization bypass could permit unauthorized users to access certain functionalities or data that should be restricted to privileged users.

MitigationImplement proper authorization checks and capability verification for all sensitive operations and admin-level functions within the plugin. Ensure all user role capability checks are correctly configured according to WordPress best practices.

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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
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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. Locate the Bit Assist plugin installation
    Check if the /wp-content/plugins/bit-assist/ directory exists on the WordPress server
    Affected if The plugin directory exists on the server
  2. Determine the installed version
    Open the main plugin file (bit-assist.php) and read the Version header in the plugin comment block, or check the readme.txt file for the Version: field
    Affected if The version listed is 1.5.11 or lower
  3. Compare against affected version range
    Compare your identified version number to the affected range: any version 1.5.11 or below is vulnerable
    Affected if The installed version is 1.5.11 or any earlier version number
  4. Verify WordPress user access controls
    Review the plugin settings in WordPress admin under Bit Assist configuration pages to identify any functionality accessible without proper capability checks
    Affected if Sensitive plugin functions or data are accessible to users without administrator or editor roles

You are affected if the Bit Assist plugin is installed and the installed version is 1.5.11 or lower, as the missing authorization vulnerability exists in these versions.

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

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

Implement proper authorization checks and capability verification for all sensitive operations and admin-level functions within the plugin. Ensure all user role capability checks are correctly configured according to WordPress best practices.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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