CVE-2025-69349
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 Fahad Mahmood RSS Feed Widget rss-feed-widget allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects RSS Feed Widget: from n/a through <= 3.0.2.
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 confidenceThe RSS Feed Widget plugin <= 3.0.2 has a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to exploit incorrectly configured access control security levels. This likely permits unauthorized users to access or manipulate RSS feed data that should require authentication or elevated privileges.
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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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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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Verify RSS Feed Widget plugin is installedCheck your WordPress plugins directory or wp-admin plugins list for 'RSS Feed Widget'Affected if The plugin is installed and active on the site
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Determine installed plugin versionCheck the plugin header in the main plugin file (typically in wp-content/plugins/rss-feed-widget/ or similar naming) for the Version fieldAffected if Version is 3.0.2 or lower (any version <= 3.0.2)
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Inspect for publicly accessible feed-handling functionsReview plugin PHP files for functions that retrieve or display RSS feed data and check if they have capability checks (functions like current_user_can, wp_verify_nonce, etc.)Affected if Feed retrieval/display functions lack proper authorization checks and are accessible without authentication
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Check AJAX or REST endpoints for missing capability checksSearch plugin files for add_action calls registering wp_ajax or rest_api routes handling feed operations; verify each has appropriate permission_callback checksAffected if AJAX or REST endpoints handling feed data accept requests from unauthenticated or low-privilege users without proper capability verification
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Test unauthorized access to feed functionalityAttempt to access any feed-related URLs or actions the plugin exposes while logged out or as a low-privilege user (subscriber level)Affected if Feed data or plugin functionality is accessible without proper authentication or elevated privileges
If the RSS Feed Widget plugin version is 3.0.2 or lower and feed-related functionality is accessible without proper authorization checks, the environment is affected by this CVE.
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 dataDeveloper must add proper capability checks and authorization gates to all user-facing functions, especially those handling feed data retrieval and display. Update to patched version when available.
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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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