CVE-2025-14444
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass paid registration in the RegistrationMagic WordPress plugin by manipulating PayPal payment status. Attackers can activate accounts without completing real payments, affecting all WordPress sites using vulnerable plugin versions.
💻 Affected Systems
- RegistrationMagic – Custom Registration Forms, User Registration, Payment, and User Login plugin for WordPress
⚠️ 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).
🔒 Custom verification scripts are available for registered users. Sign up free to download automated test scripts.
- 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 account creation with premium features without payment, leading to revenue loss, service abuse, and potential unauthorized access to paid content.
Likely Case
Individual attackers creating free accounts to access paid features or content, causing direct revenue loss.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if proper server-side payment verification is implemented and monitored.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires manipulating payment status parameters in requests to the vulnerable function.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 6.0.7.0 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3426151
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find RegistrationMagic plugin. 4. Click 'Update Now' if available. 5. If no update appears, manually download version 6.0.7.0+ from WordPress.org and replace plugin files.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable PayPal payments
allTemporarily disable PayPal payment functionality in RegistrationMagic settings
Web Application Firewall rule
allBlock requests to the vulnerable process_paypal_sdk_payment endpoint
WAF rule to block: POST requests containing 'process_paypal_sdk_payment' in URL
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement server-side payment verification by checking actual PayPal transaction status via API
- Monitor registration logs for suspicious patterns and implement rate limiting on registration endpoints
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → RegistrationMagic → Version. If version is 6.0.6.9 or lower, you are vulnerable.Check Version:
wp plugin list --name=*registration*magic* --field=versionVerify Fix Applied:
After update, verify version is 6.0.7.0 or higher in plugin details.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple successful registrations without corresponding PayPal transaction IDs
- Registration requests with manipulated payment_status parameters
Network Indicators:
- POST requests to /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php with action=process_paypal_sdk_payment containing suspicious payment data
SIEM Query:
source="wordpress.log" AND "process_paypal_sdk_payment" AND ("completed" OR "approved") NOT "paypal.com"🔗 References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.6.7/includes/class_registration_magic.php#L232
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/tags/6.0.6.7/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L324
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/custom-registration-form-builder-with-submission-manager/trunk/services/class_rm_paypal_service.php#L324
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3426151
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0633bf06-6580-4feb-b98a-c465df3e2bed?source=cve
