CVE-2025-0429 – This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPre... (How to Fix)

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress administrators to perform PHP object injection through the 'AI Power: Complete AI Pack' plugin. Attackers could potentially execute arbitrary code, delete files, or access sensitive data if other plugins/themes provide the necessary POP chain. Only WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

AI Power: Complete AI Pack WordPress plugin

Versions: Up to and including 1.8.96

Operating Systems: All platforms running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with vulnerable plugin version and administrative user access

📦 What is this software?

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Remote code execution leading to complete system compromise if a POP chain exists from other installed plugins/themes

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Likely Case

Limited impact due to requirement for admin privileges and lack of POP chain in vulnerable plugin alone

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If Mitigated

No impact if plugin is patched or removed, or if no other vulnerable plugins/themes are installed

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM

🏢 Internal Only: LOW

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: UNKNOWN

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: MEDIUM

Requires admin privileges and depends on presence of POP chain from other plugins/themes

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 1.8.97 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3224162/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find 'AI Power: Complete AI Pack'
4. Click 'Update Now' if available
5. Alternatively, download version 1.8.97+ from WordPress repository

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable vulnerable plugin

WordPress

Temporarily deactivate the plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate ai-power-complete-ai-pack

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Remove administrative access from untrusted users
Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious POST requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → AI Power: Complete AI Pack → Version number

Check Version:

wp plugin get ai-power-complete-ai-pack --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm plugin version is 1.8.97 or higher after update

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

Unusual POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=wpaicg_export_ai_forms
Serialized PHP objects in POST data

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests containing serialized PHP objects in POST parameters

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND "wpaicg_export_ai_forms" AND ("O:" OR "C:" OR "a:" in POST data)

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-0429

CVSS v3 Score: 7.2 (HIGH)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE: CWE-502

EPSS Score: 1.47% exploit probability (80.6th percentile)

Published: January 22, 2025

Last Updated: January 24, 2025

🔗 References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3224162/ Patch
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bb927aba-a96d-47b9-ba35-60945ea5cfe5?source=cve Third Party Advisory

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