CVE-2026-25036
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 WP Chill Passster content-protector allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Passster: from n/a through <= 4.2.25.
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 Passster WordPress plugin (versions through 4.2.25) has a missing authorization vulnerability allowing attackers to bypass incorrectly configured access control security levels. This content-protection plugin fails to properly enforce authorization checks, enabling unauthorized access to protected content without proper authentication or privilege validation.
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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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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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Locate Passster plugin installationCheck for the Passster plugin directory in your WordPress installation at wp-content/plugins/ (or via WP admin: Plugins > Installed Plugins). Look for a plugin named 'Passster' or 'Content Protection Plugin - Passster'.Affected if The Passster plugin directory exists in wp-content/plugins/ or appears in the WordPress plugins list.
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Identify installed Passster versionOpen the main Passster plugin file (typically passster.php) and locate the version declaration in the plugin header comment, or check the 'Version' field in the WordPress admin plugins list.Affected if The installed version is 4.2.25 or any version number lower than 4.2.25.
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Verify content protection is activeCheck if Passster protection is enabled on any posts/pages. This can be done by reviewing post meta data (search for meta key containing 'passster' or 'pts_') or by viewing pages in the WordPress admin to see if Passster protection metaboxes are present on published content.Affected if Any posts, pages, or custom post types have Passster protection rules configured or enabled.
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Inspect access control configurationIn WordPress admin, navigate to Passster settings (usually under Settings > Passster or a dedicated Passster menu item). Review the 'General' or 'Security' settings to confirm access control levels are configured and which content is set as protected.Affected if Passster access control settings exist and are configured to protect content, indicating the vulnerable authorization logic would apply.
A user is affected if the Passster plugin is installed with version 4.2.25 or lower and has any content protection settings configured, as the missing authorization flaw would allow bypass of those controls.
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 dataUpdate to the latest version of Passster when available. Review and reconfigure access control settings within the plugin to ensure proper protection levels. Consider implementing additional access controls at the server level as a defense-in-depth measure.
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