CVE-2025-69103
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 · uneditedSubscriber Arbitrary Content Deletion in Brikk <= 3.0.0 versions.
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 · high confidenceBroken access control vulnerability in Brikk theme/plugin versions 3.0.0 and earlier allows authenticated users with Subscriber role to delete arbitrary content on the site, bypassing intended authorization checks for content deletion operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 Brikk installationInspect your WordPress themes or plugins directory for the Brikk theme or plugin files. In WordPress admin, check Themes or Plugins page for Brikk.Affected if Brikk theme or plugin is present on the WordPress site
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Identify Brikk versionLocate the version number in the theme stylesheet (style.css header) or plugin main file. Compare against the affected range: versions 3.0.0 and earlier are vulnerable.Affected if Installed version is 3.0.0 or any earlier version of Brikk
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Verify Subscriber role existsNavigate to WordPress Users > Roles or inspect wp_options for user roles. Check if the Subscriber role is defined on the site.Affected if Subscriber role exists in the WordPress user role system
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Check for Subscriber-level usersReview the user list in WordPress admin under Users page. Identify any accounts assigned the Subscriber role.Affected if At least one user account has the Subscriber role assigned
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Confirm content deletion is accessibleAttempt to access or trigger content deletion functionality (posts, pages, media) while logged in as a Subscriber user, or inspect role capabilities to verify if delete_posts or delete_other_posts capabilities are granted to the Subscriber role.Affected if Subscriber role has content deletion capabilities or can access deletion functions through Brikk
You are affected if Brikk theme/plugin version 3.0.0 or earlier is installed AND the Subscriber role exists with at least one user account, as this combination allows the vulnerability to be exploited.
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 dataUpgrade to Brikk version 3.0.1 or later which includes proper authorization checks. Until then, disable subscriber registration or restrict content deletion capabilities to higher-privileged roles.
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-69103 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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