Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This CVE affects the WordPress Admin and Site Enhancements plugin through version 7.6.2. The issue is broken access control: a logged-in lower-privilege user may be able to make unauthorized changes. The cited impact is limited integrity loss, not data theft or outage.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress hygiene issue. Prioritize public or multi-user sites because the risk depends on authenticated users abusing missing authorization. It is not evidenced as actively exploited in the supplied sources.
Technical view
CVE-2025-24649 is a CWE-862 Missing Authorization flaw in Bowo Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE), package admin-site-enhancements. CVSS 3.1 is 4.3: network reachable, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, low integrity impact only.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) through version 7.6.2. The provided sources do not name other affected products or hosted service dependencies.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV, and the source bundle does not cite active exploitation. CVSS indicates exploitation requires an authenticated low-privilege user, reducing broad internet-scale risk but still mattering on multi-user WordPress sites.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack VDB reference. The bundle does not provide endpoint details, exploit prerequisites beyond CVSS, proof of concept, fixed version, or vendor changelog. Avoid claiming confidentiality or availability impact.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the admin-site-enhancements plugin.
- Confirm whether installed ASE versions are 7.6.2 or earlier.
- Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for fixed releases or official mitigation.
- Limit unnecessary low-privilege WordPress accounts on affected sites.
- Disable the plugin where acceptable until guidance is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Verify plugin name, slug, and version across all WordPress assets.
- Prioritize sites with subscriber, contributor, author, or customer logins.
- Review role and capability assignments for unexpected administrative access.
- Check audit logs for unauthorized settings or content changes.
- Retest access control after applying vendor guidance.
Public sources used
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- Medium
- CVSS
- 4.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N2.81.4PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
4.3MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
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Missing Authorization
Missing Authorization represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.