CVE-2025-11724 – The EM Beer Manager WordPress plugin allows aut... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2025-11724?

CVE-2025-11724 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). The EM Beer Manager WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files, including PHP files, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability exists due to missing file type validation and authorization checks in the Untappd import functionality. All WordPress sites using EM Beer Manager version 3.2.3 or earlier are affected.

📋 TL;DR

The EM Beer Manager WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher to upload arbitrary files, including PHP files, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability exists due to missing file type validation and authorization checks in the Untappd import functionality. All WordPress sites using EM Beer Manager version 3.2.3 or earlier are affected.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

EM Beer Manager WordPress Plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 3.2.3

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with EM Beer Manager plugin active. Attackers need subscriber-level access or higher.

⚠️ 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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Recommended Actions:

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

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Worst Case

Full server compromise allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code, steal data, install backdoors, or pivot to other systems.

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Likely Case

Website defacement, data theft, malware distribution, or cryptocurrency mining through uploaded web shells.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact with proper file upload restrictions, web application firewalls, and least privilege user management.

🌐 Internet-Facing: HIGH

🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires authenticated access and ability to set up a mock HTTP server responding with specific JSON data.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 3.2.4 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/em-beer-manager

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find EM Beer Manager and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify plugin version is 3.2.4 or higher.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Disable Plugin

all

Temporarily deactivate EM Beer Manager plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate em-beer-manager

Restrict User Registration

all

Disable new user registration to prevent attacker account creation

Settings → General → Membership: Uncheck 'Anyone can register'

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with embm-untappd-import action
Apply file upload restrictions at server level to prevent PHP file execution in upload directories

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin → Plugins → EM Beer Manager version. If version is 3.2.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get em-beer-manager --field=version

Verify Fix Applied:

After update, confirm EM Beer Manager version is 3.2.4 or higher in WordPress plugins list.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=embm-untappd-import
File uploads to WordPress upload directories with .php extensions
Unusual PHP file execution in uploads/em-beer-manager/

Network Indicators:

HTTP requests to external servers from WordPress site during file import process
Unusual outbound connections after file uploads

SIEM Query:

source="web_access.log" AND (uri_path="/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php" AND query_string="action=embm-untappd-import")

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2025-11724

CVSS v3 Score: 8.8 (HIGH)

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

CWE: CWE-434

EPSS Score: 0.33% exploit probability (55.3th percentile)

Published: November 4, 2025

Last Updated: November 4, 2025

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