CVE-2025-68982
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 designthemes DesignThemes LMS Addon designthemes-lms-addon allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects DesignThemes LMS Addon: from n/a through <= 2.6.
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 confidenceMissing Authorization vulnerability in DesignThemes LMS Addon allows attackers to access functionality or data that should require proper authentication and authorization checks. The plugin has incorrectly configured access control security levels, permitting unauthorized users to perform actions intended only for privileged users.
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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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm plugin installationNavigate to WordPress admin > Plugins and locate 'DesignThemes LMS Addon' in the installed plugins listAffected if The plugin is installed and active in WordPress
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Identify plugin versionIn the plugins list, click on the plugin details or check the plugin header in /wp-content/plugins/ directory to find the installed version numberAffected if A version is installed (no specific version ranges provided, so any version may be affected)
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Verify user role configurationGo to WordPress admin > Users > Roles or use a role editor plugin to examine the capabilities assigned to subscriber-level or unauthenticated user roles for LMS-related capabilitiesAffected if Subscriber or lower-level roles have capabilities they should not possess (such as accessing course management, quiz creation, or user data functions)
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Test authorization on LMS endpointsUsing a non-admin account (subscriber level or logged out), attempt to access LMS admin URLs directly: /wp-admin/admin.php?page=lms-, /?post_type=dtlms-course, or API endpoints for course/user dataAffected if Access is granted without proper permission checks or authentication is bypassed
The user is affected if DesignThemes LMS Addon is installed and unauthorized users can access admin-level functionality or privileged data without proper authentication or authorization.
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 role-based access control (RBAC) and authorization checks on all sensitive endpoints and functions within the plugin, ensuring users have appropriate permissions before granting access to protected resources.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-68982 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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