# CVE-2019-25215: ARI-Adminer <= 1.1.14 - Missing Authorization and No Direct File Access Restrictions

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authorization to access and modify the site database via direct file access in the ARI-Adminer WordPress plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2c6-h57g-w59g

## What is CVE-2019-25215?

CVE-2019-25215 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in arisoft ARI Adminer – WordPress Database Manager, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The ARI-Adminer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a lack of file access controls in nearly every file of the plugin in versions up to, and including, 1.1.14. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call the files directly and perform a wide variety of unauthorized actions such as accessing a site's database and making changes.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25215?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ari-Soft Ari Adminer.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25215?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25215 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in arisoft ARI Adminer – WordPress Database Manager

- [CVE-2020-19156](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-19156/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25215 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25215 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in arisoft ARI Adminer – WordPress Database Manager, published on 16 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25215 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: arisoft ARI Adminer – WordPress Database Manager. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25215/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25215/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25215
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25215
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25215

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25215/
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