CVE-2025-69181
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 e-plugins Lawyer Directory lawyer-directory allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Lawyer Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.4.
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 the e-plugins Lawyer Directory WordPress plugin allows unauthorized users to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive lawyer data or administrative functions that should be restricted to privileged users.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/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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Confirm Lawyer Directory plugin is installedNavigate to WordPress admin dashboard, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, and locate the 'Lawyer Directory' plugin by e-plugins. Note the installed version number if visible.Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the WordPress site.
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Identify plugin version for comparisonCheck the plugin version displayed in the plugins list, or examine the plugin header in the main plugin file (typically in /wp-content/plugins/lawyer-directory/ directory) to retrieve the Version attribute.Affected if The installed version cannot be determined or falls within an affected version range (if such ranges become available).
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Review user role and capability settingsGo to WordPress admin > Users > Roles and Capabilities (or use a role editor plugin) to examine what roles have access to Lawyer Directory features. Check if any roles other than Administrator have elevated permissions.Affected if Users without administrative privileges have been granted access to sensitive lawyer data or administrative functions.
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Test access to sensitive plugin endpointsUsing a browser or HTTP tool (such as curl), attempt to access common plugin endpoints (such as wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=get_lawyers or similar data retrieval URLs) while logged out or as a low-privilege user.Affected if Sensitive data or administrative functions are accessible without proper authentication or authorization.
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Inspect plugin configuration for authorization controlsExamine the plugin settings pages in WordPress admin for any access control, role-based access, or permission settings. Look for options that control who can view or edit lawyer data.Affected if No role-based access control options exist, or the plugin allows public/unauthenticated access to sensitive data.
A site is affected if the Lawyer Directory plugin is installed and allows unauthorized users to access sensitive lawyer data or administrative functions that should be restricted to privileged users.
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) checks and authorization validation on all sensitive functions and data access points within the plugin, ensuring that users can only access resources they are explicitly permitted to access.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 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-2025-69181 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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