CVE-2026-25473
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 AA-Team WZone woozone allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WZone: from n/a through <= 14.0.31.
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 confidenceA missing authorization vulnerability in the AA-Team WZone (woozone) WordPress/WooCommerce plugin allows authenticated attackers to access functionality or data beyond their intended permission level due to incorrectly configured access control security levels. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 14.0.31, indicating the plugin lacks proper capability checks or role-based access controls on certain operations.
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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 WZone plugin is installedCheck for the presence of the WZone plugin in your WordPress installation by looking for the /wp-content/plugins/woozone/ directory, or query the WordPress database in wp_options for option_name='active_plugins' and look for 'woozone' entryAffected if The plugin directory exists or the plugin is listed in active_plugins
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Identify installed WZone versionLocate the main plugin file (usually woozone/woozone.php) and look for the version comment in the file header, or check the WordPress plugins admin page for the installed version numberAffected if Version is 14.0.31 or lower (any version up to and including 14.0.31)
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Check for sensitive admin functions lacking authorizationReview the plugin source code files for functions that perform sensitive operations (such as database modifications, settings changes, or data exports) and verify whether they include WordPress capability checks like current_user_can() before executingAffected if Sensitive functions are found without current_user_can() checks or other authorization logic
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Audit user roles and permissionsIn WordPress admin, navigate to Users > Roles or use a role management plugin to review which user roles have access to WZone functionality, particularly any custom roles created by the pluginAffected if Lower-privileged users (such as Subscribers, Contributors, or Authors) have been granted access to WZone-specific capabilities or admin-level functions
Your environment is affected if the WZone plugin versions 14.0.31 or lower are installed and sensitive functions lack proper capability checks, allowing authenticated users to perform actions beyond their assigned role permissions.
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 WZone if a patched release is available; otherwise, review the plugin's code for missing authorization checks on sensitive functions and implement proper capability checks using WordPress current_user_can() or role-based access controls.
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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.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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