CVE-2025-68980CWE-862broken-access-control

CVE-2025-68980

Medium · published December 30, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
16.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ Oops! It looks like WeDesignTech Portfolio forgot to double-check their security levels! 🚧 One simple configuration misstep could allow unauthorized access to sensitive areas of the application. Imagine a hotel where the front desk mistakenly hands out room keys to anyone who asks — no ID required. That’s how this vulnerability works; without the right security checks, anyone can waltz into restricted areas of your application. An attacker could exploit this to gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources or data within the WeDesignTech Portfolio application, potentially leading to data leaks or misuse. While it’s not a catastrophic breach, it’s definitely a risk worth addressing to keep your project secure.

Put simply

Imagine a hotel where the front desk mistakenly hands out room keys to anyone who asks — no ID required. That’s how this vulnerability works; without the right security checks, anyone can waltz into restricted areas of your application. This missing authorization vulnerability allows users to bypass access control checks in WeDesignTech Portfolio versions up to 1.0.2, enabling unauthorized access to restricted functionalities.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this to gain unauthorized access to sensitive resources or data within the WeDesignTech Portfolio application, potentially leading to data leaks or misuse. While it’s not a catastrophic breach, it’s definitely a risk worth addressing to keep your project secure. To mitigate this issue, ensure that proper authorization checks are implemented for all access control levels within your application. Update to the latest version of WeDesignTech Portfolio and review your configurations to tighten security. You’ve got this! With a few tweaks, you can lock down your application and stay security hero status! 🦸‍♂️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00254 · 16.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-862 · Missing Authorization
Published
2025-12-30T16:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 DEC 10:47Z
    WordPress WeDesignTech Portfolio plugin <= 1.0.2 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
    cvelistv5