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Missing AuthorizationWeakness · CWE-862

CVE-2025-69186

HIGH · 7.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-01-22
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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82/100
Remediation priority · High
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 e-plugins Hospital Doctor Directory hospital-doctor-directory allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Hospital Doctor Directory: from n/a through <= 1.3.9.

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 Hospital Doctor Directory WordPress plugin version 1.3.9 and below contains a missing authorization vulnerability that allows attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels, potentially enabling unauthorized access to sensitive doctor/patient directory data or administrative functions that should be restricted to privileged users.

MitigationImplement proper capability checks and authorization validation at all sensitive plugin endpoints, ensuring that WordPress capability verification (e.g., current_user_can()) is enforced before allowing access to restricted functionality.

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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
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 checks

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  1. Verify Hospital Doctor Directory plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins and locate Hospital Doctor Directory. Check the version number displayed. Alternatively, examine the plugin main PHP file header for 'Version:' tag.
    Affected if The installed version is 1.3.9 or lower
  2. Confirm WordPress user roles exist
    Navigate to Users > All Users in WordPress admin panel. Review the list of registered users and their assigned roles (Administrator, Editor, Author, Contributor, Subscriber).
    Affected if There are users with roles beyond Subscriber who should not have access
  3. Check plugin capability settings
    Access the plugin settings page in WordPress admin (usually under Settings or a dedicated menu item for Hospital Doctor Directory). Look for any access control, role management, or permission configuration options.
    Affected if The plugin allows configuring access without requiring WordPress capability checks, or permits lower-privileged roles to access sensitive data
  4. Inspect access logs for unauthorized data access
    Review WordPress debug logs (wp-content/debug.log if enabled), server access logs, or security plugin logs for requests to plugin endpoints that may expose doctor/patient data. Look for repeated queries from low-privileged users.
    Affected if Logs show low-privileged users (Authors, Contributors, or unauthenticated users) accessing plugin data endpoints they should not reach

A user is affected if the Hospital Doctor Directory plugin version is 1.3.9 or lower AND low-privileged users can access restricted doctor/patient directory data or administrative functions without proper capability verification.

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

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper capability checks and authorization validation at all sensitive plugin endpoints, ensuring that WordPress capability verification (e.g., current_user_can()) is enforced before allowing access to restricted functionality.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence
  1. Log in to the WordPress admin dashboard.
  2. Navigate to the 'Plugins' menu and find 'Hospital Doctor Directory'.
  3. Check for available updates for the plugin.
  4. Update the plugin to the latest version available in the WordPress repository to resolve the missing authorization vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation3.0 h
  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing3.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
14.0 hours of engineering $2,490
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