CVE-2025-14442
📋 TL;DR
The Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking WordPress plugin stores exported CSV files in a publicly accessible directory with predictable filenames, allowing unauthenticated attackers to download sensitive user data including emails, IP addresses, usernames, roles, and location data. This affects all WordPress sites using the plugin up to version 4.9.2.
💻 Affected Systems
- Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 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
Mass data breach exposing all user data exported via the plugin, leading to identity theft, targeted phishing attacks, and regulatory compliance violations.
Likely Case
Unauthenticated attackers harvesting user email addresses and personal information for spam campaigns or credential stuffing attacks.
If Mitigated
Limited exposure if no CSV exports have been generated or if web server directory listing is disabled.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires guessing predictable filename patterns (e.g., export_*.csv) and accessing the publicly accessible directory path.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 4.9.3
Vendor Advisory: https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-copy-content-protection/#developers
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available, or manually update to version 4.9.3+. 5. Verify update completes successfully.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Block directory access via .htaccess
linuxPrevent public access to the vulnerable directory using web server configuration.
echo 'Deny from all' > /path/to/wp-content/uploads/secure-copy-content-protection/.htaccess
Delete existing CSV export files
linuxRemove any sensitive CSV files already exported by the plugin.
rm -f /path/to/wp-content/uploads/secure-copy-content-protection/export_*.csv
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable the Secure Copy Content Protection plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall rules to block access to /wp-content/uploads/secure-copy-content-protection/ paths
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if plugin version is 4.9.2 or lower and test accessing /wp-content/uploads/secure-copy-content-protection/export_*.csv files directly via browser.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name='secure-copy-content-protection' --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm plugin version is 4.9.3+ and verify CSV files are no longer publicly accessible at the vulnerable path.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- HTTP 200 requests to /wp-content/uploads/secure-copy-content-protection/export_*.csv from unauthenticated users
- Multiple failed attempts to access predictable CSV filenames
Network Indicators:
- Unusual traffic patterns to plugin export directory
- CSV file downloads by non-admin users
SIEM Query:
source="web_access_logs" AND uri="/wp-content/uploads/secure-copy-content-protection/export_*" AND response="200"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/secure-copy-content-protection/tags/4.9.0/admin/class-secure-copy-content-protection-admin.php#L557
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/secure-copy-content-protection/tags/4.9.3/admin/class-secure-copy-content-protection-admin.php#L560
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/secure-copy-content-protection/#developers
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/72b95777-d17b-4504-95fd-c83b18106b9e?source=cve
