CVE-2025-13093
📋 TL;DR
The Devs CRM WordPress plugin has a missing capability check on its bulk-update REST API endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify lead tags. This affects all WordPress sites using Devs CRM plugin versions 1.1.8 and earlier. The vulnerability enables unauthorized data manipulation without requiring any authentication.
💻 Affected Systems
- Devs CRM – Manage tasks, attendance and teams all together 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 could systematically corrupt or manipulate all lead data, potentially disrupting business operations, causing data integrity issues, or enabling social engineering attacks through modified contact information.
Likely Case
Attackers will modify lead tags to disrupt CRM functionality, cause confusion in sales/marketing pipelines, or test for other vulnerabilities by probing the API endpoint.
If Mitigated
With proper network segmentation and API monitoring, impact would be limited to minor data corruption that could be restored from backups.
🎯 Exploit Status
Simple HTTP POST request to the vulnerable endpoint. No authentication or special tools required.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.1.9 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/devs-crm/
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Devs CRM' and click 'Update Now'. 4. Verify update to version 1.1.9 or higher.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable REST API endpoint via .htaccess
linuxBlock access to the vulnerable endpoint using Apache mod_rewrite
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^wp-json/devs-crm/v1/bulk-update - [F,L]
Disable plugin temporarily
allDeactivate the Devs CRM plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate devs-crm
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Devs CRM plugin completely
- Implement WAF rules to block requests to /wp-json/devs-crm/v1/bulk-update
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Send POST request to /wp-json/devs-crm/v1/bulk-update without authentication. If it returns success or processes data, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get devs-crm --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Attempt same POST request after update. Should return 401/403 error or 'rest_forbidden' message.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-json/devs-crm/v1/bulk-update from unauthenticated users
- 403 errors after patch applied
Network Indicators:
- Unusual POST traffic to WordPress REST API endpoints
- Bursts of requests to devs-crm bulk-update endpoint
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND uri_path="/wp-json/devs-crm/v1/bulk-update" AND http_method="POST" AND user="-"