CVE-2025-14370
📋 TL;DR
The Quote Comments WordPress plugin has a missing authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users with Subscriber-level access or higher to modify arbitrary plugin settings. This affects all WordPress sites running plugin versions up to 3.0.0. Attackers can change plugin configuration without proper permissions.
💻 Affected Systems
- WordPress Quote Comments 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 disable security features, enable malicious functionality, or disrupt site operations by modifying critical plugin settings.
Likely Case
Attackers modify plugin behavior to enable spam, change display settings, or disrupt comment functionality.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to minor configuration changes that can be quickly reverted.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward via crafted HTTP requests to the vulnerable function.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 3.0.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/quote-comments/tags/3.0.1
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find Quote Comments plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 3.0.1+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable vulnerable plugin
allTemporarily deactivate Quote Comments plugin until patched
wp plugin deactivate quote-comments
Restrict user roles
linuxLimit Subscriber and other low-privilege accounts until patch applied
wp user list --role=subscriber --field=ID | xargs wp user set-role {ID} none
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block requests to quotecomments_add_admin function
- Monitor and audit plugin option changes in WordPress database
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin panel > Plugins > Installed Plugins for Quote Comments version 3.0.0 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin get quote-comments --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Verify plugin version is 3.0.1 or higher in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=quotecomments_add_admin parameter
- Unexpected changes to wp_options table with option_name containing 'quotecomments'
Network Indicators:
- POST requests with action=quotecomments_add_admin from non-admin user accounts
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "quotecomments_add_admin" AND user_role!="administrator"