CVE-2025-14044
📋 TL;DR
The Visitor Logic Lite WordPress plugin up to version 1.0.3 contains a PHP object injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious PHP objects via cookie manipulation. This could lead to arbitrary file deletion, data theft, or remote code execution if a suitable POP chain exists from other installed plugins or themes. All WordPress sites using vulnerable versions of this plugin are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- Visitor Logic Lite 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
Remote code execution leading to complete site compromise, data exfiltration, or server takeover if a suitable POP chain exists in installed plugins/themes.
Likely Case
Denial of service through arbitrary file deletion or limited data exposure if no suitable POP chain exists in the environment.
If Mitigated
No impact if the vulnerability is patched or the plugin is disabled/removed.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires crafting malicious serialized objects and identifying suitable POP chains in the target environment.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 1.0.4 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/logic-pro/trunk/logic-lite.php
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update Visitor Logic Lite plugin to version 1.0.4 or later via WordPress admin panel. 2. Verify update completes successfully. 3. Test plugin functionality after update.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Visitor Logic Lite Plugin
allTemporarily disable the vulnerable plugin until patched version is available
wp plugin deactivate visitor-logic-lite
Remove Plugin Files
linuxCompletely remove the vulnerable plugin files from the WordPress installation
rm -rf /path/to/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/visitor-logic-lite/
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to block requests containing serialized PHP objects in cookies
- Restrict access to affected WordPress sites using IP whitelisting or authentication requirements
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Visitor Logic Lite version. If version is 1.0.3 or lower, system is vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin get visitor-logic-lite --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 1.0.4 or higher in WordPress admin panel and test plugin functionality.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual cookie values containing serialized data in HTTP requests
- PHP warnings/errors related to unserialize() function
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests with manipulated lpblocks cookie containing serialized objects
SIEM Query:
source="web_logs" AND (cookie="*lpblocks*" AND cookie="*O:*")