CVE-2025-12521
📋 TL;DR
The Analytify Pro WordPress plugin exposes usernames in HTML source code to unauthenticated visitors. This affects all WordPress sites using Analytify Pro versions 7.0.3 and earlier. While username exposure alone doesn't directly compromise systems, it can facilitate targeted attacks.
💻 Affected Systems
- Analytify Pro 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
Attackers harvest usernames to conduct targeted brute-force attacks, password spraying, or social engineering campaigns against administrators and users.
Likely Case
Attackers collect usernames for reconnaissance to identify potential targets for future attacks or combine with other vulnerabilities.
If Mitigated
With strong passwords, multi-factor authentication, and rate limiting, the risk is reduced to reconnaissance value only.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires viewing page source code where Analytify tags are present. No special tools needed.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 7.0.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://analytify.io/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Analytify Pro and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporarily Disable Plugin
allDeactivate Analytify Pro until patch can be applied
Remove Analytify Tags
allManually remove or sanitize Analytify HTML tags from theme files
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strong password policies and multi-factor authentication for all users
- Enable WordPress login rate limiting and monitoring for brute-force attempts
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
View page source of any WordPress page and search for 'analytify' tags containing usernamesCheck Version:
wp plugin get analytify-pro --field=version (WP-CLI) or check Plugins page in WordPress adminVerify Fix Applied:
After updating, check page source again to confirm usernames are no longer exposed in Analytify tags📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed login attempts for harvested usernames
- Unusual access patterns to pages containing Analytify tags
Network Indicators:
- Scraping activity targeting WordPress pages
- Increased requests to login pages
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress" AND (event="failed_login" OR url_path="/wp-login.php") | stats count by user