CVE-2025-11255
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows authenticated WordPress users with Subscriber-level access or higher to disconnect the site's connection to miniorange service via the 'moppm_ajax' AJAX endpoint. It affects all versions of the Password Policy Manager | Password Manager plugin up to and including 2.0.5. The missing capability check enables unauthorized data modification.
💻 Affected Systems
- Password Policy Manager | Password Manager WordPress plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
An attacker could disrupt password policy enforcement and management functionality, potentially allowing weaker passwords or bypassing security controls.
Likely Case
Malicious authenticated users disconnect the miniorange integration, temporarily disabling password policy features until reconnected.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to temporary service disruption with no data compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but only Subscriber-level privileges, which are commonly granted to users.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.0.5
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Password Policy Manager | Password Manager'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to latest version. 5. Verify plugin version is above 2.0.5.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary endpoint restriction
allRestrict access to the vulnerable AJAX endpoint via web server configuration or security plugin.
# Example .htaccess rule for Apache
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/wp-admin/admin-ajax\.php\?action=moppm_ajax
RewriteRule ^ - [F]
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Remove or disable the Password Policy Manager plugin if not essential
- Implement strict user role management and minimize Subscriber-level accounts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for 'Password Policy Manager | Password Manager' version 2.0.5 or lower.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='password-policy-manager' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is above 2.0.5 in WordPress admin panel and test miniorange connection functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual admin-ajax.php requests with action=moppm_ajax from non-admin users
- Failed miniorange connection attempts in plugin logs
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=moppm_ajax parameter
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND uri="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query="action=moppm_ajax" AND user_role!="administrator"